Frauds

There are no signs that pension scams are decreasing, despite a recent report showing that the number of reports made to the police dropped by 81 per cent over five years, an expert has warned.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2019/08/21/snowdon-renews-warning-on-pension-scams/

A judge has told a 69-year-old woman from Silloth that she “took almost £10,000 from public funds, and was less than frank with the authorities“.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/08/20/silloth-woman-admits-10000-housing-benefit-fraud/

An estate agent has been jailed for 25 months and banned from being a director for five years after stealing deposits as he tried to prop up his failing business.

A teenager who conned elderly victims out of thousands of pounds has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

The records of hundreds of patients who received treatment from a bogus psychiatrist are being reviewed by health boards across Scotland.

A “despicable” Shropshire rogue trader who pressured two couples into paying more than £16,000 for shoddy work on their homes has been jailed for more than two years.

A fraudster who conned six victims into paying a total of £12,318 for deposits on rental properties has been jailed.

Research by travel association ABTA recently revealed that £7 million was lost by more than 5,000 victims last year to holiday booking fraud.

Notorious conman Mark Acklom has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to swindling a woman he agreed to marry out of £300,000.

Shropshire Council has welcomed the sentencing of a rogue trader that pressured vulnerable people into paying out more than £15,000 for shoddy work on their homes.