Frauds

A growing scam which targets house buyers has left victims hundreds of thousands of pounds out of pocket.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/25/warning-after-home-buyers-tricked-into-giving-scammers-up-to-640000-15479952/?ito=article.amp.share.top.twitter

Home buyers are being warned about a spike in scams which have left victims defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/criminals-targeting-home-buyers-steal-230100680.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEeakPy27U1KFa8YGb4vG1NfJXXZl1Z5yvC06QV5UA6_DltFN4rtXcZR0kIGTsrJe2IiGIqnM83PVToZIaYZJEbFNfiCfkBQp_P-COwUOCM1Vddff4ZnCWqLZcUMLFJn7e3sYViddsdu7vKX9VQ917Icgyomv9bcFiq2zgdDIcZk

With many people taking the October half term as the first opportunity to holiday abroad since travel was halted by Covid-19 restrictions last March, the City of London Police is reminding the public that fraudulent travel insurance claims are a punishable offence.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/october/sun-sea--scam-city-of-london-police-reminds-people-that-travel-insurance-fraud-does-not-pay-as-more-take-holidays-abroad/

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/

Shoppers are being warned to watch out for purchase scams as Black Friday approaches on November 26.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shoppers-warned-watch-purchase-scams-230100246.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A man from Cambridge has been jailed after selling fraudulent car insurance deals to Polish community members living in the UK.

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2021/fraudster-receives-30-months-imprisonment-after-selling-bogus-car-insurance-to-polish-nationals/#

A man has been jailed for laundering over £900,000, after a bank was duped into making a transfer, following a fraudulent email from someone purporting to be one of their clients.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/pay-the-price-man-jailed-after-being-found-guilty-of-laundering-over-900000/

A man from Cambridge has been jailed for money laundering after targeting Polish nationals living in the UK by offering fraudulent insurance broking services.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/lost-in-translation-ghost-broker-who-targeted-polish-community-jailed/

Action Fraud is warning the public to protect their loved ones as criminals cheat older and vulnerable victims out of cash and high value items through courier fraud.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/warning-from-action-fraud-as-criminals-continue-to-target-the-elderly

Communication consultancy Quietroom has urged pension firms to put its anti-scams animation on their websites to help people detect scams.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/10/11/don-t-get-suckered-in-scams-warning-animation-launches/