Frauds

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

BEC is also becoming more targeted, with fewer victims but greater losses.

https://www.itproportal.com/news/business-email-compromise-more-costly-than-most-other-fraud-attacks-combined/