Frauds

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/

With more people working at home, it may be easier for fraudsters to impersonate senior decision makers, with seemingly valid reasons why they cannot be contacted, and request a change in a direct debit, standing order or bank transfer mandate, by purporting to be an organisation you make regular payments to. The change they ask you to make will divert funds to their own bank account. Attached is a helpful graphic with protection advice.

https://midlandsfraudforum.wildapricot.org/sys/website/system-pages/?pageId=18010

A MARRIED couple who committed benefit fraud to fleece the taxpayer out of over £30,000 have had their jail sentences overturned on appeal.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/18349199.benefit-fraudster-couple-hold-hands-avoid-jail-appeal/?ref=twtrec

A York woman has been fined over £800 at court after being found guilty to railway offences and breaching the new coronavirus restrictions, following the first arrest of its kind on the railway network.

https://www.yorkmix.com/york-woman-first-to-be-arrested-under-new-coronavirus-transport-laws/

Shoppers will be able to make contactless card payments with a new higher limit of up to £45 per transaction from Wednesday.