British Airways is investigating one of its pilots who was caught ticket touting on an “industrial scale” during the Ashes series. Link to article
Month: September 2013
Met Police cyber crime unit saves UK £1.01 billion
The Metropolitan Police’s Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has saved the UK £1.01 billion over the last two and a half years, according to a report. Link to article
Hoteliers told to tighten security to stop fraud
The hotel industry and Facebook have been singled out for the roles they play in facilitating credit-card fraud. Link to article
We lost £10,000 in holiday fraud
We paid £10,195 to Incentive Leisure Group for holiday club membership, but it went into liquidation. Last December we were contacted by Blue Flag Solutions, which said it could reclaim our money and we paid a fee of £481 using an MBNA credit card. Link to article
Don’t risk having an identity crisis
As anyone who has had the misfortune of falling victim to identity theft will know, the experience can be very stressful and can leave you seriously out of pocket. Link to article
Woman jailed for defrauding Carnival
A payroll worker has been jailed for more than three years after ripping off her employer Carnival UK of up to £200,000. Link to article
Cyber Enabled Fraud – NFIB
This report contains information for law enforcement, individuals, and / or organisations that may impact on an immediate basis and aims to be issued on a weekly basis. Longer term threats have can be found in the Cyber Enabled Fraud: Horizon Scanning document, which we aim to issue on a bi-weekly basis. We have included […]
Police arrests 12 over alleged bank theft plot
Twelve men have been arrested following the discovery of a plot to steal millions of pounds by gaining remote access to the computers at a London bank branch of Santander. Link to article
Handling and Reporting Fraudulent e-Mails
There have been attempts to obtain payments from users of IATA products and services through fraudulent e-mail messages. Link to article
‘IATA’ fraudsters target travel agents
Travel agents are being warned to be careful after reports of fraudulent messages using the IATA logo. Link to article
Holiday Rental Fraud
Holidaymakers heading to some of the most beautiful areas in Europe are warned to be wary when booking their holiday accommodation through individual owners on popular rental portals as it is revealed that criminals are hacking into their email accounts and taking fraudulent bookings. Link to article
Sizzling summer sees fraudulent insurance claims rise
Insurers report rise in holidaymakers claiming on policies after cancelling pre-booked holidays to enjoy warm weather at home. Link to article
Don’t let ticket scams ruin a Disney vacation
A scam travel agency tricked a group of Tennessee dance students out of more than $60,000 by charging for Disney tickets and hotel rooms that they never booked. Link to article
Consumers favour reassurance over payment security
New Syntec research shows consumers positively favour brands and call centres providing tangible reassurance over card payment security. Link to article
Transfer firm denies online security breach claims
Resorthoppa and A2B Transfers have insisted their websites are secure following complaints posted online from customers claiming to have been victims of fraud. Link to article
Google scam email
Dear User Please note that your are running low of Subscription data, and your storage capacity has droped to (10.45MB) please take note , We will be force to Shut-Down your E-mail box if data exceed the above capacity . We advice you click here to update your account and increase your subscription data by […]
We lost £10,000 in holiday fraud
We paid £10,195 to Incentive Leisure Group for holiday club membership, but it went into liquidation. Link to article
Owners Direct in phishing attack
Owners Direct is reported to have been subject to a phishing attack after a villa owner’s email was hacked. Link to article