Frauds

This October police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking part in Operation Drive Insured which will see increased enforcement activity to detect and seize uninsured vehicles. As this op gets underway it’s more timely than ever to remind the public about the dangers of Ghost Broking to help more people avoid fraud and drive with valid insurance.

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2019/beware-of-ghost-brokers/

More than £147million was lost to authorised push payment scams in the first six months of this year

DVLA chiefs have warned motorists how to protect themselves from scammers. Experts made the shock warning on Twitter and claimed simple errors could lead to drivers identities being stolen.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1187930/dvla-car-scam-text-message-email-fraud-uk

A WOMAN who claimed she was disabled and a single parent in order to scam £260,000 in benefits was on Friday (11) jailed for two years.

FRAUDSTERS are suspected of targeting a website created to refund Thomas Cook customers, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said.

Mobile ad fraud is an issue for everyone working in the programmatic industry, and it’s clear that there is an overwhelming tide of parties committing it.

Retail and commercial bank TSB is implementing a new security solution to combat payment fraud.

A woman who claimed she was disabled and a single parent in order to scam £260,000 of benefits, and was later caught living with her partner and seen dancing at a wedding, has been jailed, prosecutors said.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/10/11/woman-jailed-for-scamming-260k-in-benefits/

“The improbable can happen. But when a number of improbabilities occur consecutively within a short period of time it is very difficult to accept that they are coincidences.”

The City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) are supporting the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) Operation Drive Insured, a national campaign to catch uninsured drivers.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1275/ifed_warn_drivers_of_ghost_broking_in_support_of_