Frauds

North Yorkshire Police are warning people to be extra vigilant after three separate reports of fraud in the city in quick succession.

https://www.yorkmix.com/news/york-woman-in-her-70s-conned-out-of-40k-by-man-posing-as-sergeant-wiggins/

Police in Harrogate are investigating after an elderly man and an elderly woman were targeted in two separate fake police frauds in the town.

https://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/2563178/elderly-man-from-harrogate-conned-out-of-thousands-of-pounds/

The scam is known as 'pension liberation' and the offences occurred between September 2013 and April 2014.

https://www.wessexfm.com/news/dorset-news/2559742/two-men-jailed-after-elaborate-pension-scam-in-dorset/

The AA have warned that cash for crash schemes costs 'honest policy holders' an average of £50 on every annual premium.

“Synthetic identity theft” involves fraudsters using a combination of fake information, such as a fictitious name, and real data, like a child’s Social Security number, to create fraudulent accounts.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/synthetic-identity-theft/

A man in the Borders has been conned out of more than £15,000.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-43924502

The case related her failure to inform Telford & Wrekin Council and the Department for Work and Pensions that she shared a common household

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/04/24/telford-gran-took-45000-in-benefits-fraud/

Do you have a bad credit rating or need a loan quickly? Have you been asked to pay an upfront fee when applying for a loan or credit? Find out why this may be a scam and how to protect yourself.

https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/loan-fee-fraud

A woman has been sentenced after befriending a vulnerable man to defraud him of more than £10,000.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/woman-sentenced-10000-fraud-despite-1464582

Unless you’re a criminal, there’s nothing positive about any fraud. But some frauds just seem particularly nasty, and I put holiday fraud in that category.

https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/blog/holiday-fraud/13420/