Frauds

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/

A Telford man has been charged with allegedly conning people out of money in the town.

A couple from Stapenhill have blasted cruel scammers for using the coronavirus pandemic to attempt to steal cash from vulnerable people.

Courier fraud alert as suspects steal more than £55k from victims in Harrogate

Police arrested a man yesterday (27 May) for selling fraudulent car cover and offering it to NHS workers at a discount.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/7513736/suspected-ghost-broker-under-arrest

Pension fraud has been the third most commonly occurring type of financial scam during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research from Canada Life.

Fraud impacts all financial service industries, and insurance is no exception. Those who get away with it are costing insurers millions, together with the added £250 million a year the industry spends tackling the crime.

https://businessnewswales.com/how-confused-coms-cyber-skills-prosecuted-a-ghost-broking-ring/

The Food Authenticity Network has launched a COVID-19 Resource Base for Food Fraud to help combat threats to the food supply chain in the wake of the global pandemic.

https://www.fdiforum.net/mag/supply-chain/open-access-covid-19-resource-base-launched-combat-food-fraud/

Ryanair staff have told customers that the chargeback card-protection scheme is "a fraudulent activity" and could result in them being blacklisted by the airline in the future. But after MoneySavingExpert.com showed Ryanair evidence of this, the budget carrier said its customer service operatives got it wrong and that this is not its policy.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/05/ryanair-staff-wrongly-tell-customers--chargeback-is-fraud--and-c/