Frauds

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/

A 59-year-old woman will stand trial on a charge of obtaining more than £30,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/18175321.59-year-old-accused-30k-benefits-fraud/?ref=twtrec

Since its inception, industry group, the Food Industry Intelligence Network (fiin), has doubled its membership and data pool as it tackles food fraud using intelligence.

Authorised push payment fraud is becoming ever more sophisticated and increasingly prevalent in the UK: during the first half of 2019, Britons lost £207mi in these frauds, up by 40 per cent from the same period last year. 

https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2020/01/20/how-to-get-your-client-s-stolen-money-back/

Two Glasgow men who targeted women with a £35,000 online dating scam have been convicted.