Frauds

“If it’s too good to be true it probably is” – that’s the message the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is warning consumers following concerns that ‘Ghost Broking’ fraudsters may try to exploit the Black Friday shopping event with bogus car insurance deals online.

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2019/black-friday-warning-consumers-urged-to-avoid-too-good-to-be-true-bogus-car-insurance-deals-on-social-media/

A fraudster who claimed to be sleeping rough on the stairwell of Grenfell Tower and professed to helping people escape from the burning building has been convicted of fraud.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-south/news/grenfell-tower-fraudster-who-claimed-be-squatting-inside-convicted

Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, is warning consumers about the dangers of online fraud in the lead-up to Black Friday, when many shoppers are poised to take to the internet in search of a good deal.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/cifas-black-friday-research-reveals-spike-in-retail-account-takeover-fraud-of-96-in-2019

It is estimated that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £73million over the past 18 years, with an average pay-out to a victim costing upwards of £100,000.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/the-rise-of-fake-id-documents

A man has been jailed for fraud after diverting payments due to cleaning and maintenance providers into his own bank account. Meanwhile another bag thief has been nabbed in the City as has a man who nicked 80 Poppy Day collection boxes from offices and other locations.

https://www.twinfm.com/article/fm-firms-in-fraud-case-as-thieves-pick-pockets-of-hard-working-people

A PENRITH woman accused of a £12,000 benefit fraud has appeared in court.

Ten findings of fundamental dishonesty (FD) in five days – that’s what insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has successfully secured, hitting a record in its anti-fraud push in partnership with top insurer Aviva.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/aviva-partner-law-firm-breaks-record-in-antifraud-push-193418.aspx#.XeDapVKg7Os.twitter

In an international operation that took place at 200 airports across the world, crime agency Europol has arrested 79 individuals suspected of using stolen credit card data for the online purchase of flight tickets.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34854/europol-cracks-down-on-airline-cnp-fraud

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.