Frauds

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

The apparel industry, highly susceptible to world events, has seen a boom across the pandemic, with ecommerce sales hitting new highs year on year – but fraud is starting to eat away at margins as cybercriminals target the booming sector.

https://internetretailing.net/industry/apparel-industry-ecommerce-booms-but-fraud-a-growing-problem-24634

A woman from Anglesey who says she was targeted online has said she would go “without any money” in order to meet her lover’s demands.

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-04-06/warning-after-woman-conned-out-of-thousands-by-scammer-posing-as-soldier

A clever new fraud is being targeted at staff - where criminals impersonate their boss on a video call to steal from the business's bank account.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/fraud-warning-is-that-really-your-boss-on-a-video-call

FRAUDSTERS are taking advantage of the cost-of-living crisis by tricking people into disclosing their bank account details over the phone, claiming they will pay in a £150 council tax rebate.

https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/stratford-residents-warned-of-150-council-tax-rebate-phone-9247992/

Merseyside Police has also warned people to be aware of the Easter hamper scam, which it says is designed to "gain access to your personal details".

https://news.sky.com/story/cadbury-issues-warning-over-easter-chocolate-whatsapp-scam-12579457

A date has been set for the sentencing of two people charged in connection with a pension fraud case, whereby savers were persuaded to transfer £13.6m into fraudulent pension schemes.

https://pensionsage.com/pa/Sentencing-date-set-in-13-6m-pension-fraud-case.php