Frauds

A fraudster who obtained a council house by failing to declare he already owned a home has received a suspended sentence.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2020/04/09/council-house-fraudster-who-owned-home-under-right-to-buy-handed-suspended-sentence/

The court hearing follows an Essex Police investigation with assistance from Action Fraud.

The 2020 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Payments Fraud and Control Survey underwritten by JPMorgan found that business email compromise (BEC) was the most noted origin of tried or actual fraud incidents in 2019, according to an announcement.

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2020/business-email-compromise-tops-fraud-attempts-against-treasurers/

Age UK Sheffield is warning against a new scam relating to coronavirus.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/age-uk-sheffield-warns-coronavirus-scam-targeting-elderly-2533732

Authorities in Germany have fallen victim to a multi-million-euro fraud involving masks much needed in the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Covid-19: Huge growth in eCommerce sales during March - boost in eCommerce activity has led to a rise in fraudsters attempting to obtain and use financial data through techniques such as Covid-19-related phishing scams.

https://www.essentialretail.com/news/growth-ecommerce-sales-march/#.Xo5FNL8VmCg.twitter

Pension freedoms are contributing to a significant risk of harm to consumers in the long-term savings market, according to the City regulator.

A fraudster who gave his fiancée a false name, neglected to mention he had a wife and children and lied about having a vasectomy has been jailed for six years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-52220050

InfoTrack have announced a set of educational webinars designed to support conveyancing law firms, including how to minimise the threat of fraud.

A serial fraudster from Lancashire who scammed £40,000 from nine train companies through delay compensation schemes has been jailed for two years.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-04-03/fake-rail-tickets-fraudster-jailed-for-two-years/