Frauds

Jurors have watched CCTV footage of a pensioner passing a bundle of cash to a fake cop during a 'courier fraud' trial.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/jurors-watch-cctv-fake-cop-170000804.html

Former soap star Adam Rickitt has revealed how he was conned out of tens of thousands of pounds in a bank fraud scam.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/adam-rickitt-scammed-tens-thousands-bank-fraud-110715919.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A charity worker defrauded the organisation she worked for out of more than £14,000 to pay IVF debts, council tax and fund her nephew at university.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-08-25/trusted-worker-defrauded-diversity-charity-to-pay-for-ivf-and-council-tax

On Jan. 27, 2020, an alleged collision among three vehicles in Sheffield – a BMW insured by esure insurance, a VW Golf, and a taxi – resulted in seven claims from the occupants.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/auto-motor/esure-sniffs-out-motoring-fraud-418253.aspx#.YwiZ9dhnmSc.twitter

A "sophisticated" organised crime group stole £1.1m intended to renovate a secondary school after fooling a council into paying the money into a different bank account, an inquiry has found.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-08-15/sophisticated-crime-gang-stole-11m-grant-from-school

There has been a notable increase in the number of homeowners signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions, and yet less than 4% of property owners in the UK have an account, fresh figures show.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/less-than-4-of-homeowners-have-signed-up-to-property-fraud-alert-service/

A nurse who stole an elderly woman's bank card while working at a hospital in Staffordshire has been sentenced today.

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-08-19/nurse-loses-husband-and-job-after-stealing-thousands-from-dementia-patient

A fraudster who used a dating website to try to scam a woman into giving him money has been sent to prison.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-08-09/jail-for-fraudster-who-preyed-on-victims-generosity-in-dating-site-scam

Aman from Yorkshire has been jailed after attempting to defraud three insurance companies by making bogus claims for medical treatment, totalling around £24,000.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2022/08/09/man-jailed-for-24k-bogus-medical-insurance-claims/

Dark Money Files director Graham Barrow says the number of companies being set up with fake details is “a national scandal of epic proportions”. The Mirror reports the cash expert said: “You need more proof of ID to get a library card than to set up a company."

https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/companies-fake-details-national-scandal-24796841