Frauds

Analysis by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has found that, of 2.7 million motor insurance claims made across the UK between October 2019 and the end of 2020, more than 170,000 could be linked to suspected crash-for-cash networks.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/auto-motor/crashforcash-hotspots-revealed--insurance-industry-reacts-254811.aspx#.YJxJVLyXL_I.twitter

A Black Country woman has spoken out to warn others after losing more than £100,000 to dating site romance fraud.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2021/05/05/i-thought-hed-been-murdered-black-country-woman-conned-out-of-100k-in-dating-scam/

New warning from UK Finance as lockdown restrictions start to ease.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/holidaymakers-and-festivalgoers-urged-to-be-vigilant-from-scams-as-lockdown-restrictions%E2%80%AFease

A man from Bolton has been sentenced for Dangerous Driving and Fraud by False Representation after deliberately causing a collision between three vehicles on the M62, and then attempting to claim for the vehicle damage through the third party’s insurer, AXA.

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/may/ifed/dangerous-crash-for-cash-fraudster-sentenced-after-deliberately-causing-motorway-collision/

The Government has issued a warning over job scams as almost three-quarters of job seekers have applied for a job that is not genuine during the pandemic.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/warning-over-fake-jobs-74-5394816?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

The Insurance Fraud Bureau wants drivers to remain vigilant as lockdown eases and more people take to the roads.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2021/05/11/uks-top-30-hotspots-worst-affected-by-crash-for-cash-scams-revealed/

Britons will have to show photo ID to vote in future general elections, ministers are poised to confirm this week, as a means of tackling fraud which critics claim could deter poorer and ethnic minority voters from taking part in democracy.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/queens-speech-voters-will-need-photo-id-for-general-elections/ar-BB1gy0QX?ocid=st

A French Bulldog puppy scam warning has been issued by police after fraud victims travelled to Nottingham from as far away as Bradford and Leicester and had paid a £500 deposit to collect dogs that did not exist.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/french-bulldog-puppy-scam-warning/

With cross-country and international travel starting on a gradual path back to pre-pandemic volumes, the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has today launched an all-encompassing look at travel document security in the form of its new "Passport Fraud Trends and Ways to Combat Them" report.

http://www.securitydocumentworld.com/article-details/i/16755/

A possible case of electoral fraud is being investigated by police at the Edinburgh count for the Holyrood election.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-election-results-2021-a-possible-case-of-electoral-fraud-is-being-investigated-by-police-at-the-edinburgh-count-3229314