Frauds

Fraudster sold insurance to an organised crime gang in a move which is thought to have helped them avoid police ANPR checks.

A GAMBLING addict who used a dating website to fleece an older man out of nearly £30,000 has been spared jail.

I’ve always been very aware of vulnerability in society. Some members of my family have struggled with mental health difficulties, and one close family member has hydrocephalus, otherwise known as water on the brain. Because of this, I’ve always wanted to do something that could make a positive difference in peoples’ lives and I’ve been very lucky to have been given the opportunity to do this at Cifas.

https://www.cifas.org.uk/insight/fraud-risk-focus-blog/protect-the-vulnerable?utm_source=Linkedin&utm_medium=Blog_Post&utm_campaign=protecting-the-vulnerable

A solicitor and former East London councillor was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to two counts of housing fraud.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-and-ex-councillor-jailed-for-housing-fraud

Residents are being warned of a scam being reported across North Wales.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/police-warning-over-courier-fraud-targeting-north-wales-residents-177185.html

* INSURANCE FRAUD IN EUROPE TOTALLED 13 BILLION EUROS IN 2017 -TRADE BODY INSURANCE EUROPE

https://uk.reuters.com/article/brief-insurance-fraud-in-europe-cost-ins/brief-insurance-fraud-in-europe-cost-insurers-13-bln-euros-in-2017-idUKL8N2802W3

A man has been sentenced after he diverted £31,970 worth of payments from his employer to a service provider, into his and his partner’s bank account.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/man-sentenced-for-stealing-over-31000-from-employer-following-report-to-action-fraud

A quantity surveyor who abused his position to promote the services of a builder has been sentenced for fraud.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/quantity-surveyor-sentenced-fraud-over-17279297?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

A builder posed as a war veteran’s grandson in a plot to swindle him out of his £870,000 home, a court was told.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/builder-posed-as-war-veteran-s-grandson-to-sell-870000-home-a4290936.html

A WOMAN has admitted carrying out a sustained £75,000 fraud against a pensioner she met online.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/11/18/woman-admits-75000-fraud-after-meeting-west-cumbria-pensioner-online/