Frauds

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/

A Rosyth woman has been convicted of gaining almost £90,000 in benefits fraud in a scam lasting for over five years

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17284350.rosyth-woman-guilty-of-90000-benefit-fraud/

Believing she was in love with a jet-setting millionaire but in reality she was being scammed.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/staffordshire-woman-loses-30k-after-2233128

The Tunisian man enjoyed 209 nights in a four-star hotel, before being provided with a flat in Chelsea in the year after the fire.

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-11-30/man-posing-as-grenfell-fire-victim-jailed-for-90-000-housing-fraud/

A bank customer was tricked into transferring money by fraudsters who pretended to be responding to his angry Twitter post about poor service.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46309561

More than £4.1bn may have been stolen from credit cards over the past year, research from comparethemarket has shown.

https://www.yourmoney.com/credit-cards-loans/cyber-monday-warning-guard-your-credit-card-against-fraud/

Sixty eight year old pleaded guilty to claiming housing benefit to the value of £20,290 despite claiming she had no savings or capital when, in fact, she had £50,000 in accounts.

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/17263916.unpaid-work-for-oap-who-admitted-20k-benefits-fraud/

Some people with no connection to the tower took advantage of the country's generosity for themselves.

https://news.sky.com/story/the-fraudsters-who-took-advantage-of-grenfell-11559444

Two Victim Support case workers are proving a “valuable addition” to Sussex Police’s efforts to tackle online romance fraud, which nationally cost victims £41 million last year.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/industry-viewpoint/putting-the-block-on-romance-fraud/

Three men sentenced for cash for crash deception

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1148/cash-for-crash_fraudsters_sentenced_after_cunning