Frauds

The couple were contacted over the phone by a man who claimed to be a police officer investigating fraud.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/courier-fraud-warning-after-couple-scammed-by-criminals-posing-as-police-officers

A York man has been given a suspended jail sentence for fraud, after failing to tell the City Council that he'd sold his parents' home.

https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/3003229/york-man-convicted-of-social-care-fraud/#.Xe0T2ikJgig.twitter

On Wednesday afternoon West Mercia police officers stopped a car they believed contained suspects wanted in connection with fraud on the A5 in Shropshire.

https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2019/12/06/police-make-arrests-relating-to-courier-fraud-in-shropshire/

A report from Alexander Mann Solutions, entitled Risk Mitigation in Assessments: The silent threat of CV fraud, has found around 20 per cent of the CVs processed daily by recruiters contain some kind of discrepancy. This issue is having a direct and significant impact on KPIs including time-to-hire, quality of hire and fill rate.

https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/prevalence-of-cv-fraud-damaging-recruitment-success/

George Knowles took cash from more than 20 customers without finishing his jobs.

https://stv.tv/news/north/1442966-gardener-took-85-000-in-deposits-then-didn-t-complete-work/

A rogue builder, who pocketed more than £23,000 for a home revamp project he later quit after flooding the property, has started a 15-month jail sentence.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/12/06/rogue-builder-jailed-after-23k-fraud-after-flooding-home/

A man has been charged for suspected benefit fraud totaling over sixty-thousand pounds.

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-12-05/man-charged-over-sixty-thousand-pounds-worth-of-benefit-fraud/

POLICE in Malvern are warning residents to be on their guard against telephone fraud after reports of three attempts over recent days.

A male stripper from Telford has been exposed as a fraudster after his £3,900 benefits cover up was revealed in court.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2019/12/04/telford-stripper-exposed-for-4000-fraud-cover-up/

The Premier League has shut down an illegal streaming operation in Thailand and two people have been charged and fined.