Frauds

Identity fraud is a major concern within the banking sector. As technology continues to advance, so do the methods that fraudsters use to deceive banks and their customers. The use of biometrics and documents is becoming increasingly common in the fight against identity fraud.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/24036/tackling-identity-fraud-in-the-banking-sector

Stop Fraud in its tracks -This animation shows an example of a mandate fraud targeting an NHS organisation which is stopped thanks to the quick thinking of a member of the finance team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_YHrWg374

A trio who were involved in conning foreign meat firms out of £660,000 in an identify fraud scam have avoided prison.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/04/05/shropshire-meat-fraud-trio-involved-in-660000-identity-scam-which-forced-foreign-food-firm-to-go-bust/

The City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) is taking action against opportunistic insurance fraud as cost-of-living pressures drive a surge in such cases.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/ifed-busts-insurance-fraudsters-sends-cease-and-desist-notices-across-uk-441972.aspx#.ZDUcPgZvjpc.twitter

There are some scams that are almost impossible to spot, as one family discovered when planning a trip to scatter their mother’s ashes.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/apr/03/invoice-the-latest-tactic-of-gangs-out-to-hijack-your-holiday

Ten samples from Britain were suspected of containing cheap sugar syrup

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/mar/26/uk-honey-fails-authenticity-test

Tauseef Sadeeq, a former trainee solicitor at Jacob Miller Solicitors, has been handed down a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to 20 counts of fraud involving insurance compensation.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/insurance-fraudster-gets-two-years-in-jail-439810.aspx#.ZBhIRRQ89pM.twitter

A woman who made more than £500,000 by claiming refunds on items she shoplifted on an "industrial scale" has been convicted of multiple counts of fraud.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-made-500-000-claiming-200400348.html/

Crimestoppers is warning people in Wales to be aware of romance fraudsters operating online.

https://nation.cymru/news/new-campaign-launched-to-increase-awareness-of-the-dangers-of-online-romance-scams/

Booths has been named the retailer which has been ordered by the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) to remove pre-packed beef mislabelled British.

https://www.farminguk.com/news/booths-named-retailer-involved-in-possible-food-fraud-case_62232.html#disqus_thread