Criminals have always done their best to use new technology to their advantage and the rapid development of new digital technologies and online markets has provided the criminal entrepreneur with as much opportunity for innovation as their legitimate counterpart. Europol’s recent Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) report spells this out in no uncertain terms, […]
Month: October 2014
Met Police launches anti-fraud and cybercrime unit
Fraud and Linked Crime Online (FALCON) was launched on Wednesday, although it first started work back in August, and will include more than 500 officers “dedicated to tackling cybercrime, acquisitive crime with an online aspect and fraud that does not have an online element.” The team will specifically deal with malware, phishing attacks, DDoS and […]
Fraud squad probe £15,000 slip claim
A bid to get £15,000 for slipping on water in a Bradford supermarket is among false or exaggerated insurance claims being investigated by a crack police team. Eleven people were today arrested across the country, including two in West Yorkshire, by detectives probing dubious personal injury insurance claims. Link to article
Online dating scams
Online dating scams: new tricks that fleece victims of an average ‘£9,589’. A 60-year-old’s tale of losing £60,000 through an online dating scam is a stark warning to others. Singletons sign up to online dating sites in the hope of finding love, but they are increasingly being targeted by fraudsters. Someone you have started to […]
Five holiday scams
Do not become a victim of your own pleasures. Booking a hotel online could become your worst holiday. Very often going on holiday is more expensive that just the cost of the hotel, entertainment or air transport. There are tricks that some hotels and scammers use to get at your wallet. Booking to stay in […]
Abta warns pilgrims about dangers of Hajj fraud
Thousands of pilgrims looking to travel to Saudia Arabia for the annual Hajj are being warned about the dangers of booking with fraudulent or disreputable travel companies. An alert issued by Abta today (Thursday) said every year individuals pay for travel arrangements that are sub-standard, or in the worst cases, non-existent, leaving victims out of […]
Conman who fleeced travel customers jailed
A conman who used his “easy charm” and “kind smile” to fleece customers out of £26,000 for non-existent airline tickets has been jailed for three years. Scheming Dean Oliver promised cheap flights from his Smethwick based travel firm but left 19 holidaymakers in the lurch. During his trial Birmingham Crown Court it was heard Jamaican […]
Crash for cash scam
This shocking footage reveals the moment a brazen motorist swerved in front of a lorry driver on a busy motorway in an attempt to claim £75,000 for whiplash injuries in an insurance scam. The video shows the Ford Galaxy veering over three lanes of traffic on the M25, in front of the HGV, causing it […]