Frauds

Global retail fraud is estimated to be $32 billion annually. This means that it's costing retailers an average of 3% of their sales, or $93 billion each year.

https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2023/1/11/why-fraudsters-love-the-post-pandemic-retail-reality-and-id-verification-is-coming-to-grocery-retail

A quarter of fraud victims could miss out on refunds which they "simply can't afford" amid the cost-of-living crisis if the regulator's plan for a £100 threshold and £35 claim excess gets the go ahead.

https://www.yourmoney.com/news/scam-victims-may-be-denied-refunds-if-100-loss-threshold-set/

Men are around twice as likely as women to have had their identity stolen, a survey suggests.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/men-more-likely-had-identity-000100861.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

West Mercia Police have seen a recent increase in reports of fraudsters operating in Shropshire, claiming to be from various police services around the country.

https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2023/01/03/police-issue-courier-fraud-alert/

A rogue housebuilder, who previously worked as an estate agent in Cheshire, has been successfully prosecuted for fraud offences, after he left a string of unfinished extensions and shoddy home improvement projects across Southwark, and beyond.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/ex-estate-agent-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-fraud/

Police have issued a warning following a rise in rental fraud in north Wales – particularly in the Wrexham area.

https://www.wrexham.com/news/warning-issued-over-rise-in-rental-fraud-in-wrexham-228826.html

Warnings have been issued after a rise in reports of fraudsters claiming to be from the police and asking residents to withdraw money.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2022/12/30/vulnerable-and-elderly-targeted-in-elaborate-telephone-courier-fraud-scam/

A number of people across the Channel Islands have been affected after their NatWest bank cards have been illegally accessed.

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-12-29/natwest-customers-in-the-channel-islands-affected-by-card-fraud

A fraudster from Blackburn has been jailed after helping to steal the entire life savings of an 84-year-old woman.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blackburn-fraudster-helped-dupe-elderly-lady-out-of-her-entire-life-savings/ar-AA15C0a9

A pair of romance fraudsters have been jailed for conning five victims they met on dating sites out of £200,000.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/camberwell-romance-fraudsters-jailed-200k-123907689.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr