Frauds

A man convicted of fraud in January 2019 is finally behind bars after fleeing abroad to evade justice.

An alleged fraud case surrounding the training of Eden Hazard has revealed the true cost of the player’s transfer from Chelsea to Real Madrid, with the west London side potentially banking £143m from the winger’s sale.

https://thefootballfaithful.com/fraud-case-reveals-chelsea-could-bank-143m-from-hazard-transfer/

A DUNFERMLINE woman has admitted a benefits fraud of more than £13,000.

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/18695601.dunfermline-woman-admits-benefit-fraud-13-000/?ref=twtrec

Parents have been warned they could be at risk of identity theft and online fraud by 'sharenting' on social media.

A total of £30,857,329 has been reportedly lost to pension scammers since 2017 according to complaints filed with Action Fraud, says the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator.

A total of £30,857,329 has been reportedly lost to pension scammers since 2017 according to complaints filed with Action Fraud, says the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator.

Identity fraud is big business. In 2019, Cifas, the UK fraud prevention service, recorded 223,163 cases on its National Fraud Database – a staggering increase of 18% on the previous year and the sharpest rise in the last five years.

A JUNIOR doctor who admitted to jewellers she was “trying to make a wee claim” worth thousands for rings that had not actually been stolen is facing disciplinary action.

A County Fermanagh man is to stand trial on multiple charges of fraud and false accounting, which relate to matters dating back almost 10 years in some instances.

The Crown Prosecution Service said that Joanne Sherriff-Jones, 50, claimed Income Support, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit despite the fact that she was working as a probation officer and also, for a period, for the National Offender Management Service.