Frauds

A ‘SLIP and trip’ conman who pretended to fall over in shops before claiming £11,000 in damages was exposed by bizarre CCTV footage.

An elderly man was tricked in to handing over a "large sum of cash" to a fake police officer who knocked on his door.

A PENRITH woman has admitted committing a benefit fraud by failing to disclose the improvement of a health condition.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/02/06/penrith-woman-admits-benefit-fraud/

A 50-year-old woman has been accused of obtaining more than £5,000 in Carer's Allowance she was not entitled to.

Fraudsters have scammed a Dorset couple, in their 70's, out of almost £1 million.

A Scottish lawyer who represented an elderly victim of mortgage fraud has been found guilty of professional misconduct over his failure to act in the client’s best interests according to Scottish Legal News.

https://www.mortgageintroducer.com/scottish-lawyer-found-guilty-professional-misconduct-in-mortgage-fraud-case

A man has been sentenced after he falsely assumed ownership of several cars, insured them and then reported each as stolen, to try and get insurance pay-outs totalling £100,000.

Three people who conspired to launder £1.25 million stolen from a business linked to a property entrepreneur have been convicted for their part in the plot.

Losses from online, mobile and in-app advertising reached $42 billion in 2019 and are expected to reach $100 billion by 2023

AN ELDERLY woman had to borrow money for her husband's funeral after paying almost £5,000 to a 'cowboy builder'.