Category: Latest Fraud News

Couple sentenced after false £50,000 sickness claim

A couple who claimed to be ill on holiday have been given a suspended jail sentence following a £50,000 sickness claim against Tui after they posted pictures of themselves enjoying the trip on Facebook. Leon Roberts and Jade Muzoka, from Derby, spent a week at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort and Spa in Turkey in July […]

What OTAs need to know about travel payment fraud

A new research report carried out by Edgar, Dunn and Company identifies a dozen best practices for OTAs and other intermediaries to implement as part of their strategy to minimise their exposure to payment fraud, including a look at how to make payments to suppliers more secure. All ecommerce verticals have attracted the attention of […]

UK cyber attacks are a matter of when not if

Cyber Attacks – The potential risks of ever-growing digital integration are not unknown to us. Computers, smartphones and other devices provide countless benefits but, as day-to-day services become progressively reliant on these technologies, the consequences of their failings become more disastrous, with our cyber-security at an increased risk. Last year saw a massive cyber attack […]

Thomas Cook court victories give industry encouragement

Thomas Cook is prepared to bring fresh fraud prosecutions against holidaymakers in the fight against fake illness claims. The company won a landmark private prosecution for fraud in Liverpool Crown Court last October, when couple Deborah Briton and Paul Roberts were jailed after bringing a £20,000 claim for sickness on consecutive Cook holidays in Majorca […]

We can’t slow down on bogus claims

Tour operators are taking a ‘more forensic approach’ to sickness claims. Ian Taylor reports Thomas Cook has a team of lawyers “forensically” reviewing holiday sickness claims as it seeks to drive down the number of fraudulent claims. Rebecca White, Thomas Cook senior legal counsel for litigation, said: “Thomas Cook’s experience reflects that of the entire […]

Sickness claims – Spanish hotels being held to ransom

The costs of fighting fraudulent sickness claims are rising, say Spanish lawyers. Ian Taylor reports Lawyers in Spain have challenged the idea that an epidemic of scam sickness claims by British holidaymakers is being brought under control. They say Spanish hoteliers are being forced to pay for the new determination among UK tour operators’ to […]

Sickness claims – Abta presses government to act

Abta is calling on the Government to implement its promised plans to close a loophole that allows claims firms to cash in on holiday sickness claims ahead of the peak 2018 season. New data pulled from a YouGov survey suggests that nearly one in five people have been contacted about making a compensation claim for […]