Frauds

Out-of-reach home prices are making millennials increasingly comfortable with committing mortgage fraud, according to a new survey from Equifax.

Marketers are unaware of the risks of ad fraud on mobile advertising campaigns, with 41% not considering mobile ad fraud to be a threat to their ad spend.

http://www.netimperative.com/2019/09/ad-fraud-risk-unseen-by-2-in-5-marketers-despite-fears-new-ad-formats-will-drive-a-surge/#.XXl6RUWQFyY.twitter

A "serial predatory fraudster" pretended to be a police officer and solicitor to con domestic abuse victims, a court has heard.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-09-06/fraudster-jailed-after-posing-as-police-officer-and-solicitor-to-con-victims/

Don’t let a scammer enjoy your retirement – find out how pension scams work, how to avoid them and what to do if you suspect a scam.

All property titles (in England and Wales) are published online and scammers can access this information to commit property fraud by forging your identity.

https://www.property118.com/average-property-scam-costs-victims-107669/

Two new reports on different aspects of financial vulnerability have recently been released.

An elderly person was duped in an online bank scam just hours after a couple of local high street branches thwarted two scams against the elderly – which could have potentially cost them thousands.

https://www.armaghi.com/news/armagh-news/elderly-woman-duped-in-online-bank-scam-say-day-local-branches-say-two-potential-victims/93120

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new free eBook designed to help intermediary firms identify and combat mortgage fraud.

Greater Manchester Police have started a fraud inquiry into the cash crisis that ultimately led to Bury's expulsion from the English Football League last week.

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-09-03/police-launch-fraud-inquiry-into-bury-fc/

eBay have failed to shut down the scam where sellers’ PayPal email payment address is changed diverting funds into scammers accounts. This weekend, yet another seller contacted Tamebay having fallen victim to the scam in what’s becoming a steady trickle of devastated small business owners.

https://tamebay.com/2019/09/ebay-fail-to-paypal-email-payment-address-scam-as-more-sellers-lost-thousands.html