Frauds

In light of recent fraudulent villa scams hitting headlines, specialist villa rental company Villa Retreats know that trade partnerships are more important than ever in providing consumers with an additional trusted sales channel.

https://www.traveldailymedia.com/villa-rental-fraud-reaches-new-heights/

Action Fraud is warning that elderly victims are being targeted by individuals who say they are police officers or traffic wardens.

https://uckfieldnews.com/action-fraud-warns-about-drivers-being-targeted-with-fake-fines/

Supermacs is installing more CCTV cameras in its outlets, in an effort to combat false insurance claims

A Dudley pensioner was conned out of £60,000 by con artists over a 20-year period.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/17725549.oap-conned-out-of-60000-by-fraudsters/?ref=twtrec

A brother and sister, along with their friend, have been sentenced for carrying out a ‘crash for cash’ scheme on a roundabout, the victim of which was a pregnant woman. 

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1248/trio_sentenced_for__crash_for_cash__fraud_on_preg

Eleven people have been charged in connection to an investigation into a large-scale benefits scam, lead by Lancashire Police and supported by the IFB (Insurance Fraud Bureau), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2019/charges-made-in-benefits-scam-investigation/

In Fraud: Robbing the Elderly?, reporter Helen Skelton investigates the rise in older people falling victim to theft and fraud crimes and explores the use of so-called ‘nanny-cams’; hidden cameras used to catch thieves who target the elderly.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-06-27/fraud-robbing-the-elderly-tonight/

A woman from Northern Ireland has been scammed out of more than £300,000 in what police have described as one of the biggest romance frauds they have seen.

A high social media presence increases the ease with which criminals can steal your identity for online fraud

A Dudley pensioner was scammed out of £60,000 by con artists over a 20-year period.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/oap-conned-out-60000-over-16467873?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar