Frauds

Gardai suspect tampering with identification passports and microchips of horses presented for slaughter.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/06/06/suspected-horse-meat-fraud-probed-in-ireland/

The ever-prevalent threat of insurance fraud drives the industry’s continuous development of tools designed to counter such unscrupulous activities, but this can be an expensive business. Robyn Bainbridge investigates how the travel insurance industry is adapting its approach to effectively manage cost containment through fraud detection

https://www.itij.com/feature/containing-cost-fraud

British insurance giant Aviva, which is currently investigating 1,800 suspect liability claims, has seen a 20% increase in the value of fraudulent liability claims in 2018. These include bogus slip-and-trip accidents made against employer’s liability and public liability insurance policies.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/aviva-reports-20-rise-in-value-of-fraudulent-liability-claims-168749.aspx#.XPO8qRvuBN4.twitter

There’s no other way to put it: insurance companies aren’t doing enough to fight fraud. A fraud pandemic has spread across transactional industries, but a conspicuously high portion of this rise is attributed to the insurance industry: a huge 27% increase in fraudulent insurance claims between 2017 and 2018.

https://thefintechtimes.com/rising-fraud-forces/

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.