Frauds

A £1.7 million police inquiry into electoral fraud during the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election has ended without sufficient evidence to charge anyone

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-07/tower-hamlets-electoral-fraud-police-inquiry-ends-with-no-charges/

The government has rejected calls to provide online voting access to disabled voters, claiming it increases the risk of electoral fraud.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-rejects-online-voting-disabled-voters-amid-electoral-101000715.html

The man was spotted and when the occupant checked with his bank he discovered that a credit card had been ordered in his name without his knowledge.

http://www.stratford-herald.com/90572-pair-arrested-fraud-following-incident-moreton-morrell.html

Eight men have been jailed after they pretended to be police officers to trick elderly people out of thousands of pounds.

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2018-09-05/eight-men-jailed-in-leeds-for-police-officer-fraud/

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Galashiels woman who failed to turn up at Selkirk Sheriff Court to answer alleged benefit fraud charges

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/16686425.warrant-issued-for-gala-woman-facing-9k-benefits-fraud/

A carer who conned nearly £290,000 from a 102-year-old woman must pay back more than she stole.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-45355298

Scammers are targeting victims of timeshare fraud and stealing even more of their money, Action Fraud has warned.

http://www.yourmoney.com/household-bills/con-artists-target-victims-timeshare-fraud/

A man who was part of a gang who posed as police and bank staff to defraud people of thousands of pounds has been described as "rotten to the core".

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fraudsters-target-timeshare-owners-aug18

Fraudsters are taking advantage of previous fraudulent or mis-sold timeshare schemes and are advising victims that they are owed compensation. Victims are told that they need to pay a fee to obtain this money.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fraudsters-target-timeshare-owners-aug18

While these figures are encouraging, IFED is well aware that the fight against insurance fraud is an ongoing one and that fraudsters are constantly trying to come up with new ways to defraud the industry and members of the public

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1091/ifed_s_response_to_abi_s_annual_detected_fraud_fi