Frauds

A new Fraud Advisory Panel report finds that tackling fraud in social housing has stalled since the pandemic. Alan Bryce explains why it’s important that action ramps up.

https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2023/may-2023/lost-homes-lost-hope-tackling-tenancy-fraud/

The company director of a target sports centre has denied fraudulently evading his pension duties, pleading not guilty at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday (4 May 2023).

https://pensionsage.com/pa/company-director-pleads-not-guilty-to-pension-fraud-charges.php

An Isle of Wight woman is among four people who have been convicted for their role in complex fraud and money laundering operation.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cowes-woman-sentenced-involvement-200-115513479.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A customer of Santander Bank had £60,000 scammed from her account after transferring funds to a criminal impersonating the bank's head of fraud, Chris Ainsley.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/42261/customer-loses-60000-to-criminal-posing-as-santanders-head-of-fraud

Following the announcement that the government has launched a fresh plan to tackle fraud, new figures obtained by Quilter, the financial adviser and wealth manager, show that just 29% of pension fraud reports are sent for police investigation on average.

https://ifamagazine.com/article/government-announces-new-plan-to-tackle-fraud-as-only-29-of-pension-fraud-reports-sent-for-police-investigation/

A MULTI-million-pound lottery-winning fraudster, who claimed to have bought his ticket in Worcestershire, could now lose his home after losing a court battle.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/fake-2-5m-worcestershire-lottery-100152951.html

Fraudsters stole £177.6 million in more than 45,000 cases of impersonation scams in 2022, according to UK Finance.

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/money-maven-be-on-guard-for-the-scammers-4AykjiBuzjCqm9tWTbujVg

A second government minister has faced public ridicule in as many days after a radio audience laughed at the suggestion the Conservatives do not want to see new voter ID laws deter people from voting.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/public-laughs-government-again-time-211401777.html/

Latest Fraudscape report shows cases of identity fraud rose by almost a quarter in 2022

Identity fraud now accounts for almost 70% of cases filed to the National Fraud Database

The latest research from Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, has revealed that identity fraud is now one of the biggest fraud threats to the UK public, with cases soaring by nearly a quarter over the last year.

https://www.cifas.org.uk/newsroom/fraudscape23-release

As an internet-savvy 23-year-old, Sarah* never expected to become a victim of romance fraud. When she began using a gaming app in the summer of 2020, it was simply a much-needed release from the boredom of the pandemic.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/what-is-romance-fraud