Frauds

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/

Two men arrested following a suspicious cold calling incident on a man aged in his seventies stating that there were drain problems in his area which would cost £5000 to repair

https://onthewight.com/two-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-fraud-on-isle-of-wight-man-in-70s/