Frauds

Following the news that the property market is one of the sectors that will be returning to non-home working as restrictions start to ease, anti-money laundering (AML) specialist SmartSearch has warned that fraudulent activity may rise.

https://www.mortgageintroducer.com/smartsearch-return-work-danger-fraud

A solicitor convicted of illegally subletting his council flat knew “right from wrong” despite ill health and personal problems, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has found.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-struck-off-for-sub-letting-council-home

A victim has lost thousands of pounds after cruel bank fraudsters struck in Telford.

After a brief investigation, police found that the woman was a victim of a romance scam and fraudsters had tricked her into purchasing thousands of pounds worth of vouchers.

Officers executed three dawn raids this morning in Gorton in connection to the fraud investigation

Fake charity workers have knocked on the doors of the elderly

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/scammers-flout-lockdown-rules-steal-cash-vulnerable/

Amidst the growing prevalence of food frauds in the industry, including deliberate substitution of ingredients, misleading consumers with false claims, and disruptive labeling, consumers have become skeptical about the authentication of food products meant to serve specific demands, such as vegan, free-form, organic, and others.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/global-food-authentication-testing-market-164100548.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Two people have been arrested in south Belfast as part of a police investigation into scams targeting vulnerable people.

Despite the global lockdown, a senior PSNI officer says scammers are continuing to defraud members of the community of large amounts of money.

https://armaghi.com/news/northern-ireland-news/police-launch-investigation-after-victim-duped-into-transferring-20000-on-cloned-web-page/108568

Most travelers know to be wary of potential scams while traveling, but not everyone realizes you can be scammed before you even leave home.