Frauds

Honey sommelier Sarah Wyndham- Lewis revealed that 'honey-laundering' is so widespread in Europe that ten million hives are at risk of dying out in future

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10305039/Is-honey-cupboard-FAKE-Expert-reveals-simple-ways-tell.html

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to delay the implementation of proposed changes to the Fraud Compensation Levy to allow for a review of the fraud compensation system.

https://www.pensionsage.com/pa/DWP-urged-to-delay-Fraud-compensation-proposals-to-review-system.php

A romance fraudster conned a victim out of thousands of pounds and targeted hundreds of others, including a terminally ill woman, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/04/romance-fraudster-conned-women-in-uk-out-of-thousands-say-police

A romance fraudster conned a victim out of thousands of pounds and targeted hundreds of others including a terminally ill woman, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/romance-fraudster-conned-victims-thousands-141222405.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A national cybercrime reporting centre is urging people to beware of a bogus ‘Omicron PCR test’ email.

https://www.deeside.com/action-fraud-beware-of-fake-nhs-emails-asking-you-to-order-an-omicron-pcr-test/

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of fraud following an incident in Cliftonville reported by a man in his 90s.

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2021/11/30/pair-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fraud-over-use-of-90-year-old-mans-cliftonville-home-as-delivery-address/

The operation, HAECHI-II, involved police from 20 countries and targeted a range of internet and email scams.

https://gizmodo.com/interpol-says-email-fraud-operation-resulted-in-1-000-a-1848132700

According to UK Finance, there was a 71% increase in APP fraud in the first six months of this year, reaching £355m(1). The question is what does the future of costs look like. Let’s take a look at the latest results

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/21330/scamdemic--forecasting-the-future-cost-of-authorised-push-payment-app-fraud

According to the Financial Conduct Authority, a total of £2,241,774 worth of of pension-scam losses has been reported to Action Fraud since the start of 2021 (between January and May).

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/11/24/how-will-the-new-pension-transfer-restrictions-work/

Shoppers and businesses are being warned to expect a fraud surge ahead of Black Friday on November 26 and Christmas.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/christmas-shoppers-warned-expected-fraud-103911408.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr