Frauds

From over 850 reports of ghost broking made to Action Fraud in the last three years, The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has calculated that victims of ghost broking lose an average of £769.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3248336/ghost-broking-costs-revealed-in-new-police-campaign

Police warn thousands of motorists may have fake car insurance

https://news.sky.com/story/ghost-broker-scam-police-warn-thousands-of-motorists-may-have-fake-car-insurance-11236464

City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department launches campaign to raise awareness of fraudsters selling fake car insurance and warn motorists to ‘Steer Clear of Fraud’

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/987/cost_of_

Survey reports that the number of fraud victims topped 16 million consumers last year, and much of that crime has moved online.

https://www.darkreading.com/operations/identity-fraud-hits-all-time-high-in-2017-------/d/d-id/1330979

Former Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has been told he will not face charges over claims he committed election fraud by giving an empty home as his official address on a by-election nomination form.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-02-03/former-ukip-leader-nuttall-will-not-be-charged-over-electoral-fraud-claims/

A convicted fraudster who went on the run after conning tenants out of £10,000 worth of deposits for flats he had no right to let is finally in jail.

http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/long-arm-of-the-law-finally-catches-up-with-fake-letting-agent-who-conned-tenants-out-of-10000-in-deposits/

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) have launched their Crash for Cash Awareness Day, warning motorists that this is the day they're most likely to be a victim of an induced collision.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/984/city_of_london_police_supports_the_insurance_frau

A criminal gang have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering offences, after each claimed refunds on car insurance policies originally bought with compromised bankcards.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/966/13_people_sentenced_after_fraudulent_bank_cards_w

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 80s was conned out of over £2,500 in a cruel courier fraud.

http://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-to-trace-courier-fraud-suspect-291641

A mother and daughter were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud. They duped professionals into enabling a fraudulent application for a £1.2 million bridging loan on a house in Kensington, London.

https://hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2017/01/16/high-profile-case-shows-how-property-fraud-can-happen/