Two women and a man have been arrested after a London-based fraud squad carried out early morning raids in South Wales. Link to article
Category: Other Fraud News
Conmen Used Cash For Jets And Cars
Three conmen have been jailed after leaving thousands of people penniless as they splashed stolen money on cars, jets and yachts. Link to article
Older people can be easy prey for fraudsters
There is a tendency for people in Britain to believe that life today is more violent and dangerous than yesterday because we are barraged by a 24-hour news cycle. On a daily basis, we are told about an array of crimes and misdemeanours. It can sometimes overpower our imaginations and test our belief in the […]
Former police sergeant convicted
Six people have been convicted for their part in a £5.7 million fraud after a court heard they conned members of the public in an online escort agency scam. Link to article
Five Guilty Of £6 Million Fraud
Five people who conned 17,000 people using companies in Suffolk have been found guilty. Link to article
Fraud squad ups property raids
The Serious Fraud Office carried out 29 property raids in the last financial year, up from three in the previous year, according to figures from law firm Pinsent Masons. The watchdog conducted eight raids on firms or individuals under investigation, and a further 21 to seize assets after conviction. The rise comes two years after […]
BTP launch crackdown on ticket fraud
British Transport Police (BTP) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Safer Transport Command have launched an operation to reduce fraud at Stratford station. Working with Greater Anglia and TfL, officers checked passenger’s tickets and made 14 arrests. 11 people had counterfeit tickets, one was arrested for travel fraud, one for immigration offences and one for […]
Bank card thefts soaring at ATMs
Attempts to steal people’s bank cards and Pin codes while they are using cash machines have tripled over the past year, according to figures. Financial Fraud Action UK says there were 7,525 incidents in the first four months of the year, compared with 2,553 in the similar period in 2012. 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
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 […]
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
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 […]
Police makes pension liberation arrests
City of London Police says it has dismantled a suspected organised crime gang believed to be cold-calling and text messaging people across the UK with fraudulent pension liberation offers. Link to article
Ticketmaster Accuses 21 of Fraudulent Ticket Buying
Ticketmaster, trying to fight the computer tactics used by some of the most advanced ticket scalpers, has sued 21 people, accusing them of fraud and breach of copyright in circumventing the company’s online security system to try to buy huge numbers of tickets. Link to article
Britain’s biggest-ever speeding ticket scam
The fraudster who masterminded Britain’s biggest-ever speeding ticket scam has been ordered to repay £58,998 of his ill-gotten gains. Link to article
Boiler-room scam cost me £70k
I was phoned last summer by the Lawson-Knight group in Geneva, which said it was a leading firm of stockbrokers. It said it could help with the low interest rates I was getting. Link to article
Largest insurance scam uncovered
The police have linked 60 people with the massive fraudulent claim program which is among the biggest in the country. Link to article
UK’s largest cash for crash scams
Sixty people have been convicted of being involved in one of the country’s largest cash for crash scams. Link to article
Nfib Will Finally Combat Wine Investment Fraud
The start of 2013 has heralded many good headlines about the health of fine wine investment and it’s looking like a positive year for investors. Link to article
Multi-million pound fraud trial collapses
A Bath property developer, his mother and two other men have all been acquitted after the collapse of a seven-week fraud trial. Shane Davies, 40, who used to live in the city but now lives at New Terrace, in Staverton, Trowbridge, has been found not guilty of all charges at Bristol Crown Court after new […]