Frauds

A woman was sentenced after she made 31 fraudulent insurance claims, including one where she stated that her daughter had sustained serious injuries in the terror attack at M.E.N Arena in Manchester.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1111/woman_jailed_for_manchester_arena_attack_medical_

There were 181 ghost broking reports from victims aged 17-24 received by Action Fraud from November 2014 to July 2018. Total reported losses hit £164,993 for this age group, with the average loss £91

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1107/police_reveal_17-24_year_olds_most_likely_to_fall

As noted in the 2018 Identity Fraud Study, account takeover fraud has tripled over the past year, reaching the highest level in the past four years

https://www.thepaypers.com/interviews/fraudsters-change-tack-is-online-accounts-data-the-new-gold-/774906-38

Cheating OAP claimed almost £25,000 in State benefits - while working as a lorry driver and building a house on a plot of land he owned

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/county-property-developer-avoids-jail-over-benefits-fraud

Overtaking credit card fraud, telephone fraud is now the most common and costly type of fraud in the UK

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/business-picks/2018/09/11/how-to-protect-your-business-from-telephone-fraud/

The brothers, who were tried and acquitted for their roles in the £460 million fraud on Mirror Group’s pension fund, have spent more than two decades avoiding publicity.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-09/robert-maxwells-sons-speak-out-about-their-fraudster-father/

A disciplinary panel has ruled that the newly qualified social worker should be permanently barred from the profession as her actions “would seriously impact on” its reputation.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/social-worker-who-orchestrated-22800-15151380

Hertfordshire Police said a ticket was submitted for an outstanding lottery prize and £2.5m was paid out in 2009.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45483196

The presence of unidentified animal products in more than a fifth of meat samples shows that it has never been more important to buy from a trusted local butcher.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2018/09/10/shropshires-butchers-are-key-to-solving-food-fraud/

A Galashiels woman has been accused of claiming more than £17,000 in benefits she was not entitled to

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/16833630.galashiels-woman-faces-17k-benefits-fraud-charges/