The two machines in the Tesco car park, Solent Road, Havant, were cordoned off by police early this morning. Members of the public had noticed a man they believed was acting suspiciously and reported the matter to staff. Link to article
Month: May 2013
Tax refund scam
From: HMRC Tax Credit Office Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 22:53:17 Reply-To: Subject: Tax Refund Notification – 2012 RECALCULATION OF YOUR TAX REFUND HMRC 2009-2013 LOCAL OFFICE No. 3819 TAX CREDIT OFFICER: Lynsey Dare TAX REFUND ID NUMBER: 029901295 REFUND AMOUNT: 810.64 GBP Dear Applicant, The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential […]
2013 Hacked Credit Card
2013 Hacked Credit Card, Master Card Details Dump Free. Link to article
Three forgers jailed for £50,000 of fake £1 coins
Three forgers have been jailed for what police believe is the largest ever plot to make fake £1 coins in the UK – some of which may still be in circulation. Link to article
Cybercrime could cost small UK firms £785m a year
Forty-one per cent of 2,667 small business respondents surveyed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) were victims of online crime in the 12 months ending October 2012, representing a loss of £3,926 per business on average. Link to article
Credit and store card fraud on the increase
Frauds identified by the cross sector Members of CIFAS during the first four months of 2013 reveal a marked return to the idea that some products are inherently more attractive to fraudsters. Link to article
Pair jailed for £368,000 student loan fraud
Two men who swindled £368,000 out of the Student Loans Company have today (May 21) been jailed for a total of seven years. Daniel Buchanan, 31, of Tottenham, north London and Mustapha Ali, 22, of east London, ran an extensive and sophisticated scheme, through which individuals could make false online applications for loans and grants […]
UK cyber-attacks
Four modern day pirates launched cyber-attacks on the CIA and global corporations stealing huge amounts of sensitive data and causing websites to crash across the world for their own amusement, a court heard today. Link to article
Scam alert after courier fraud cons 2,000 people
Police have issued a warning over a phone scam which has claimed nearly 2,300 victims across the UK. Fraudsters have been using courier firms to help defraud vulnerable people of their life savings. Link to article
Pair jailed for Thomas Cook armed robbery
Two armed robbers who made off with more than £50,000 in robberies at Thomas Cook branches and a payday loan shop have started lengthy jail terms. Link to article
Fans hit by Wembley ticket fraud
A number of Bradford City fans who bought their League Two play-off final tickets online claim they have been victims of fraud, including one with a £930 rogue charge on her credit card. Supporters took to internet forums and social networking sites yesterday to complain that money had been taken from their bank and credit […]
Maximum disqualification for disgraced boss
Goldtrail boss Abdulkadir Aydin has received a 15-year director disqualification from the High Court in London for gross mismanagement of the company’s affairs. His disqualification – the maximum possible term – bans him from being a company director without leave of the court. Link to article
Scams Awareness Month
May 2013 is Scams Awareness Month, currently being delivered by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) alongside the Trading Standards Institute. According to the CAB, more than three million people in the UK fall victim to scams every year, costing the country a staggering £3.5 billion per annum. Virtually half of us (48 per cent) have […]
Employees under increasing pressure to commit fraud
Cuts in pay, salary freezes and intense demands to hit targets in the downturn are putting more pressure on UK employees to commit fraud, Ernst & Young’s Fraud Survey has revealed. The Ernst & Young 2013 Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Fraud Survey reveals that 71% of UK workers at large companies have […]
ACCC warning as scammers strike
Conmen have ripped off consumers to the tune of $250,000 this year after hacking into travel websites and setting up bogus property listings. The competition watchdog today revealed it has received 100 travel-related scam complaints where consumers have been tricked into paying for properties that didn’t exist or where the owner knew nothing about the […]
Fake airline pilot landed planes at LGW
A man who forged pilot’s qualifications to get a job as a commercial airline pilot is believed to be on the run after failing to turn up at court. Michael Fay, 59, faked papers to get a job with Libyan firm Afriqiyah Airways, flying passengers into Gatwick. Link to article
Travel agent escapes jail
A travel agency manager who stole almost £83,000 from her company has been spared a jail term so that she can keep her new job in the travel industry. Sally Lane, 39, ran the currency exchange desk at Bowen Travel in Aldridge, in the Midlands, but pocketed cash from deals and treated herself to holidays […]
Gang of fraudsters stole woman’s £1m savings
A gang of fraudsters who fleeced a woman out of her £1million life savings and blew the cash on cheeseburgers, gold and computers are facing jail. The victim fell prey to a ‘phishing’ scam in which she unwittingly revealed her personal details after receiving a bogus bank email from Egyptian national, Tamer Abdelhamid. Most of […]
Alert as travellers scammed in online bookings
Australian travellers have reported losses of over $250,000 in internet scams already this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says. More than 100 travel-related complaints have flooded in to the watchdog with fake rental listings, bogus holiday vouchers and hackers the most common issues. Link to article
Bogus travel agent fraud
Bogus travel agent took hundreds of pounds from hard-up families for seaside caravan holidays that didn’t exist Link to article