Frauds

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'.

A woman who sent thousands of emails, posing as 15 different council workers, to trick her friend into thinking she'd landed her dream job has been jailed at Liverpool Crown Court.

BENEFIT fraud investigations in Northern Ireland have caught people claiming tens of thousands of pounds from the public purse to which they were not entitled.

The consumer association Which? says banks are putting too much reliance on generic anti-fraud warnings to get out of refunding victims of fraud

The court heard that James Lattimer bought a membership card from eBay and replaced its photo with his own prior to purchasing the cheapest possible ticket for entry to the stadium in August 2019

https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/bournemouth_man_faces_jail_after_faking_mcc_membership_card.html

North Wales Police back national campaign by Action Fraud  – UK’s national reporting centre for fraud – to protect elderly and vulnerable people from courier fraud phone scam.

On the anniversary of the horsemeat scandal, the Food Industry Intelligence Network (FIIN) reports it has doubled its membership and data pool. The Network aims to use the intelligence it gathers to understand where food fraud risks can be found in the UK food and drink industry.

https://meatmanagement.com/industry-group-tackles-food-fraud-through-intelligence/