Frauds

A cheating couple, with 11 children, who tried to claim £20,000 compensation for 'falling sick' on holiday in Turkey were exposed as liars - after one was filmed dancing by the poolside. The couple were convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud and were ordered to pay £30,000 to the Jet2 Holidays.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jet2-holiday-sickness-fraud-caught-175700631.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1

An accountant has admitted defrauding almost £600,000 from a company set up by X Factor winner James Arthur.

http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/12/18/news/x-factor-winner-james-arthur-s-accountant-admits-600k-fraud-1511579/?param=ds441rif44T

FRAUD gangs are targeting parts of Scotland they previously could not reach in a new wave of organised crime, according to new reports.

Bank and credit card fraud has climbed dramatically around the country’s coastal areas and islands as criminals target victims by phone and email.

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/from-islands-to-inner-cities-how-a-new-generation-of-crooks-is-ripping-off-scots-other-thieves-failed-to-reach/?utm_source=twitter

She was sentenced to four years after pretending to have cancer and claiming over £250,000 in funds from her husband and extended family.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2018/12/14/jail-for-woman-who-went-to-extreme-lengths-in-fake-cancer-fraud/

The problem is sufficiently acute to have prompted the UK’s four big mobile operators to launch an anti-phishing initiative, aimed specifically at protecting their customers from bank account fraud.

https://www.cashlady.com/news/big-four-mobile-networks-team-up-to-fight-a-rising-tide-of-phone-fraud/

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) claims that Bessent, ACCA, used his position as director of pension scheme trustees Gleeson Bessent Trustees to transfer more than £200,000 to accounts controlled by him.

https://economia.icaew.com/news/december-2018/first-ever-fraud-prosecution-for-pensions-regulator#.XBJ5iIUJJG8.twitter

A British man has been charged in the US for allegedly participating in a 300 million US dollar (£239 million) scheme to defraud investors in a deal to take a London-listed healthcare company private.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/british-man-charged-alleged-239-183012069.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1

Phishing is one of the key tools used by cyber attackers against critical national infrastructure (CNI), as highlighted by attacks on telecommunications in Ukraine

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453892/Phishing-at-centre-of-cyber-attack-on-Ukraine-infrastructure

In the past year, 37 firms regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) reported they had repelled attempted fraudulent attacks with 11 firms saying they had been the victims of fraud.

https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/legal-news/conveyancing/11-conveyancing-firms-victims-fraud-03-12-2018/

Woman from West Bromwich, pleaded guilty to contempt of court after she fraudulently claimed damages against Walsall Council.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/12/02/woman-slapped-with-suspended-sentence-for-faking-pothole-injury-claim/