Frauds

Three men have been charged with fraud offences linked to the Grenfell Tower disaster.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/06/08/three-men-charged-with-fraud-in-connection-with-grenfell-tower-fire/

In total he is believed to have embezzled around £90,000 in an effort to cover his gambling debts which the Sheriff described as a “sophisticated, complex and sustained fraud.”

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/insurance-agent-jailed-for-90000-fraud-102746.aspx

Synthetic-identity fraud is one the fastest-growing forms of identity theft in the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/07/scammers-create-a-new-form-of-theft-synthetic-identity-fraud.html

The development of contactless payment cards based on biometrics technology is causing great excitement.

https://www.electropages.com/2018/06/biometric-cards-beefing-anti-fraud-fight/

Nine suspected fraudsters have been arrested for claiming housing and support after the Grenfell Tower fire, following a series of dawn raids by the Metropolitan Police.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-06-07/nine-held-over-fraudulent-housing-and-support-claims-after-grenfell-fire/

A former travel company boss accused of posing as a wealthy heir and taking cash for non-existent trips is being investigated for fraud, police have confirmed.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-44291744

The elderly lady from Welland in Malvern became friends with the man on Facebook, who then informed the woman he served in the army and was currently based abroad.

A landlord has been given a fine of £1,052, 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 days of rehabilitation activity after a  council tax fraud which cost City of York tax payers  £2,800.

https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2589232/landlord-prosecuted-for-council-tax-fraud/

Business student, 31, is fifth to falsely pose as a victim as he is jailed for 18 months after claiming his father died in blaze to get £5,000 and free hotel stays

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5794593/Business-student-31-claimed-father-died-Grenfell-Tower-blaze.html

Two Jamaican nationals, were put up in hotels for almost a year before staff at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) realised the flat they claimed to live in did not exist.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/illegal-immigrants-admit-125-000-grenfell-tower-fraud-1-4747498