Frauds

Sussex residents are being reminded to stay alert to bogus phone callers and visitors - after 35 cases of courier fraud throughout May.

A 42-year-old man from Swansea has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, after conning three Anglesey widows out of thousands of pounds.

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-05-28/man-sentenced-for-conning-anglesey-widows-out-of-thousands-of-pounds/

A PENSIONER who admitted a £27,000 benefits fraud has been admonished after Jedburgh Sheriff Court was told she is paying back all the money.

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/17668579.27k-benefits-fraud-pensioner-is-admonished/?ref=twtrec

Today (28 May), a new industry code comes into force improving protection for people who fall victim to Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams.

A man who fraudulently claimed £34,483 in disability benefits while he continued to work different jobs, including most recently as an award-winning hotel owner, has been sentenced.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1236/award-winning_hotel_owner_sentenced_for__34_500_b

North Wales Police are warning people to be alert to telephone scams after an elderly resident was conned into handing over more than £11,000.00 to criminals.

Remember in old-school police films, where the detective would be trying to solve a difficult case, and it would cut to a wall where there would be evidence linked together with red string and pins?

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/technology/growth-of-aggregators-has-changed-insurance-fraud-detection-168172.aspx#.XOrYlgypYHo.twitter

A Chelmsford fraudster told three hard-working nurses that he could get them a mortgage and took their money.

Fraudsters have stolen at least £32,000 from Edinburgh businesses in a series of distraction-based card machine scams over the past three weeks.

The contentious issue of advertisers losing money to fraud will become more prevalent across digital TV, a new report has revealed.