Frauds

Five men have been found guilty after conning millions of pounds out of property investors across Essex and London. An investigation found that hundreds of people were scammed out of more than £13 million after investing in a property company between 2015 and 2017.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/five-men-found-guilty-more-6989505

Two pension fraudsters have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years for their roles in a scam that saw over 200 savers tricked into transferring £13.7m into fraudulent schemes.

https://pensionsage.com/pa/Pension-fraudsters-jailed-for-total-of-10-years-for-13-7m-scam.php

The victims of a multimillion-pound pension scam which saw them duped out of their life savings have told how it “ruined” their lives and left them “panicky”.

https://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/20087911.victims-pension-fraud-tell-ruined-lives-scammers-jailed/?ref=twtrec

Scammers are cold-calling people and asking for bank details in order for them to receive the government’s £150 energy rebate, councils have warned

https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/scam-warning-cold-callers-pretend-044300887.html

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe launches on ITV on Sunday night, with the scandal of 'canoe man' John Drawin thrust back into the public arena in a new primetime drama.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe-cast-as-john-darwin-scandal-becomes-itv-drama/ar-AAWiLUA?ocid=st

A man from Manchester who made claims to Aviva for the same car accident in two different names has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay back £58,000 in compensation.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2022/april/the-name-of-the-game-man-sentenced-after-using-two-names-to-claim-twice-for-the-same-car-accident/

Ticket fraudsters duped victims out of almost £4 million in the last year, as music and entertainment lovers bought tickets for festivals and events online as coronavirus restrictions eased.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/ticket-to-nowhere-dont-let-ticket-fraudsters-take-off-with-your-cash

Organised criminals are turning their attention to Instagram having previously targeted Facebook and Snapchat users

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/bills/instagram-impersonation-fraud-up-by-155-as-organised-crime-continues-to-thrive-on-social-media-1568266

A PREGNANT mother who used a fake passport to gain employment at a care home 'to feed and house' her family has been jailed for six months.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-mum-jailed-fraud-despite-231000792.html

A gang behind a massive ticket fraud netted more than £1.8m by selling fake tickets to international rugby matches.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-04-08/gang-behind-twickenham-international-rugby-ticket-scam-netted-18m