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Tenants illegally subletting council flats or houses in Brighton and Hove have until the end of May to hand in their keys or risk being jailed.
Action Fraud is warning those planning to travel to be cautious when buying tickets or accommodation because the event is likely to be targeted by fraudsters looking to take advantage of unsuspecting fans.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/action-fraud-warns-football-fans-ahead-of-2018-world-cup-Apr18
Fraudsters have targeted six men and women in the last six months in the Biggleswade area, by pretending they are in the armed forces and are unable to travel to the UK without financial help.
https://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/crime/six-biggleswade-people-caught-out-in-romance-fraud-1-8465270
A man has been charged with fraud relating to the Grenfell Tower fire, the Met Police has said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43804761#
This is the second case of a ‘Cash for Crash’ conspiracy in Derby that has been prosecuted in the space of a year.
http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/News-and-Appeals/News/2018/April/13Apr-Eleven-people-have-been-convicted-following-their-involvement-in-a-'Cash-for-Crash'-scam-in-Derby.aspx
A woman was to be paid £1,000 for using a forged passport and a utility bill to open as many accounts as possible in a false name at banks in Coventry.
https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-mum-sentenced-over-false-passport-bank-fraud/
Which? shares top tips how to spot identity fraud and report it
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/04/identity-fraud-hits-record-high-at-almost-175000-cases/
Overall UK fraud cases have dropped 6% in the past year, but identity fraud reached a record level
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252439184/UK-identity-fraud-reaches-record-level
Identity fraud continued to rise, hitting an all-time high of 174,523 cases in 2017 (up 1% from 2016). 95% of these cases involved the impersonation of an innocent victim
https://www.cifas.org.uk/newsroom/new-report-reveals-record-levels-identity-fraud-2017
A Kincardine woman has admitted fraudulently receiving £6,500 when she was a student and then in employment.
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/16161496.Kincardine_woman_admits___6_500_benefits_fraud/
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