Frauds

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after the owner of a property in Luton told how he returned home to find it had been sold without his knowledge.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/man-arrested-after-selling-somebody-elses-home-without-their-knowledge/

A woman dying of cancer used her final words to speak of her anger and sadness after her great niece and nephew defrauded her out of thousands of pounds.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/dying-woman-defrauded-of-14000-by-her-own-family-members/#

A gambling addict from East Yorkshire has been jailed for ten months after committing fraud by changing racing results during his time working for the Press Association - deception described as "quite frankly staggering" by a judge.

https://www.racingpost.com/news/gambling-addict-jailed-for-ten-months-after-manipulating-racing-results/521098

Trustees will be able to pause or block pension transfers when there are signs of fraud from next month, under new rules unveiled today.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/11/08/savers-to-lose-pension-transfer-rights-under-new-scam-rules/

Fraudsters have used the name of Simmons & Simmons in a hoax to convince victims they have won the lottery, in the latest scam using City law firms.

https://www.cityam.com/lottery-scammers-impersonate-simmons-simmons-staff/

A lack of awareness is leading to more people being victims of ‘impersonation scams’, with younger people more likely to be affected.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/impersonation-scam-cases-soar-are-you-at-risk/

NORTHERN has underlined its commitment to protecting public money by saving more than £10m in fraudulently claimed refunds in the past 18 months.

https://www.in-cumbria.com/news/19684352.northern-saves-10-million-fraudulent-refunds/?ref=twtrec

A man has described his shock at returning to his house and finding it stripped of all furnishings after it was sold without his knowledge.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-59069662?mc_cid=34e82d0ba4&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

Clever scammers offering get-rich-quick investments have tried to trick 80 per cent of investors aged over 55 out of their savings in the past year.

https://www.iexpats.com/scammers-pension-grab/

Breaking down the costly challenge of CNP fraud

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/the-future-of-commerce-and-the-threat-of-card-fraud