Frauds

A Cumbrian woman has been jailed for a £1.1 million fraud.

Janice Johnson, 66, of Thwaites, Millom, claimed she was the sole beneficiary of her neighbour’s farming estate in Broughton-in-Furness.

Following an eight-day trial at Preston Crown Court, Johnson was convicted of five counts of fraud by false representation.

https://cumbriacrack.com/2023/08/25/cumbrian-woman-jailed-for-1-1-million-fraud/

A post shared on both Twitter (now known as X) and Facebook claims that “For every 1p lost to benefit ‘thieves’, £2 is lost to Tax Avoiders.”

This is not correct. According to government figures, more revenue is estimated to be lost due to benefit fraud than tax avoidance.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/benefit-fraud-tax-avoidance-losses/

Fraudulent insurance claims tumbled by nearly a fifth to the lowest level since 2005 last year but the value of the average scam surged to a record £15,000 as fraudsters are increasingly “aiming big”, according to a report.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/08/23/insurance-scams-drop-by-nearly-a-fifth-but-value-jumps-as-fraudsters-aim-big/

Renters are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the squeezed property market, an association has warned.

The National Association of Property Buyers says there are increasing cases of scammers placing fake listing adverts on sites such as Facebook and Gumtree that seem identical to ads for genuine properties.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/warning-of-huge-increase-in-fraudsters-targeting-the-property-market/

A woman from Milton Keynes has been given a suspended prison sentence for giving unregulated immigration advice and committing fraud.

Johanna Loader, 35, who lives on Oberon Way at Oxley Park, was the subject of an investigation by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/bogus-milton-keynes-immigration-advisor-150011070.html/

The financial watchdog has urged borrowers to watch out for signs of a common advance fee loan scam this summer.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning the public about a surge in loan fee fraud (aka advance loan fee fraud).

This type of fraud scams borrowers into paying an upfront fee for a loan they then don’t receive, with losses averaging £260 per person.

https://www.yourmoney.com/credit-cards-loans/loan-fee-fraud-on-the-rise-how-you-can-avoid-the-scam-of-the-summer/

A benefit cheat fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds by falsely claiming he had three children.

Kristofer Venner signed declarations claiming to be a dad-of-three while receiving Universal Credit but it was lies. As a result he received a total of £6,357 to which he was not entitled.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/chopwell-benefit-cheat-fraudulently-claimed-thousands-by-falsely-claiming-he-had-three-children/ar-AA1fbBTP

A FRAUDSTER who posed as a police officer to con elderly people out of thousands of pounds on Canvey has been sentenced.

Abul Anam Sadruddin, 28 of Dod Street, London, has been sentenced to seven months in prison after being found guilty of two counts of fraud by false representation in June.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/fraudster-jailed-posing-police-officer-121402563.html

Around 55 per cent of UK adults are more worried about their finances this summer than they were last year; with 24 per cent turning to credit or loans to fund summer-related spending; the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed as part of a new campaign to help consumers spot and avoid loan fee fraud.

https://thefintechtimes.com/the-fca-warns-of-loan-fee-fraud-risks-as-24-of-uk-consumers-turn-to-loans-to-cover-summer-spending/

A pair of con artists who made more than £300,000 by selling fraudulent car insurance to over 900 unsuspecting motorists have avoided jail.

Ikram Rafique, 31, from Romford, was found guilty of money laundering and acting as an unlicensed broker following a trial at Inner London Crown Court on Monday.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/east-london-fraudsters-avoid-jail-131925990.html