Frauds

Consumers are more worried about the fee conveyancers charge to transfer their money than the risk of it being stolen, research has found at the same time that a solicitor and his practice manager have been jailed for fraud.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/consumers-ignore-conveyancing-fraud-risk-as-solicitor-jailed

Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Edelle Michaels has been appointed as the new head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED).

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2020/template2/ifed/insurance-fraud-enforcement-department-appoint-new-head-of-department-to-lead-the-fight-against-insurance-fraudsters/

Leicestershire Police has confirmed that a solicitor and his practice manager have both been jailed for their part in an elaborate fraud after they duped a potential house buyer.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/solicitor-and-practice-manager-jailed-for-house-purchase-fraud/

Digital identity platform Nuggets has updated its contactless delivery technology to help retailers tackle fraud and chargebacks.

https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/news/delivery/nuggets-uses-biometric-delivery-to-combat-fraud.html

Fraudsters are posing as nurses on dating sites as they try to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-05-21/fraudsters-pose-as-nurses-on-dating-sites-as-coronavirus-scams-soar/

Key workers have been warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent insurance deals after a man was accused of deliberately targeting NHS staff as part of an alleged car insurance scam.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle/cars/insurance-fraudsters-accused-targeting-nhs-staff-online-scam-2870635

A victim of fraud who took on HSBC after being told she might never see her money again has received a full refund.

A man was arrested yesterday by the City of London Police for acting as a ‘ghost broker’, selling fraudulent car insurance, and recently offering the same to NHS workers at a discount.

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2020/Template/ifed/man-offers-discount-to-nhs-workers-on-fake-car-insurance/

Two men, who siphoned £2 million through fraudulent bank accounts, have today been jailed.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/duo-jailed-ps2-million-online-banking-fraud

North Yorkshire Police has issued a warning to residents and businesses following a series of high-value frauds in Harrogate.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2020-05-29/phone-fraud-alert-as-suspects-steal-more-than-55k-in-harrogate/