Frauds

Jennifer Stewart, 51, today pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming over £45,000 of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

She had claimed she was too ill to work, telling her benefits assessor she could not cope with public places or people, that she was unable to leave her house due to severe depression and anxiety, and that her son had to take her out and do her shopping.

The tough economic climate is helping criminals to flourish in the supply chain, but there are key measures that businesses can – and should – take to safeguard themselves and their customers.

https://www.raconteur.net/supply-chain/supply-chain-fraud

Police officers in Kent have intercepted cash that was posted to phone fraudsters by a pensioner from Tonbridge.

The victim, aged in her late 70s, received a phone call on Thursday 2 November, by a person who claimed to represent Santander, who she banked with.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-11-10/officers-intercept-cash-after-pensioner-targeted-by-phone-fraudsters

A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer who was jailed after controversially bulldozing a riverbank has allegedly lost tens of thousands of pounds to an agricultural machinery scam.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23915573.lugg-riverbank-scandal-farmer-falls-39-000-scam/

A couple have denied 28 charges after being accused of defrauding landlords in Telford.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2023/11/10/telford-pair-deny-28-charges-of-fraud-against-landlords/

A man has managed to get his house back two years after it was sold without his knowledge.

The Reverend Mike Hall returned to his Luton home in July 2021 to discover it had been sold without his permission after his identity was stolen.

East Lancashire's main train operator is deploying a team of digital fraud experts to catch persistent fare dodgers.

Northern has issued a warning that offenders with a ‘proven pattern of behaviour’ should expect to be prosecuted for historic cases of fare evasion.

The football fraudster masqueraded as a genuine Chelsea star.

WHEN Love Island star Georgia Steel met a handsome, wealthy guy in a London nightclub, she had no idea she’d fallen into the clutches of a twisted conman.

https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/9541169/georgia-steel-thierry-henry-ex-catfisher-premier-league/

Police in Ayrshire have issued a warning to residents over the dangers of 'romance fraud'.

Officers say romance fraud takes place when you've met someone online, and they declare strong feelings for you after a few conversations.

https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/23896424.ayrshire-police-warning-dangers-romance-fraud/

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking at potential legislative measures to help reduce levels of fraud, error and debt in the benefits system, as set out in the May 2022 policy paper, 'Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System'.

The findings from the 'British Social Attitudes Survey' have now been published from a recent DWP survey which aimed to understand public perceptions of fraud, error and debt in the benefits system along with exploring the acceptability of proposed new powers to help inform future policy development.