as Fraudsters steal an average of £4m a day in UK… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58649698.amp
22
Sep
<h1 class="entry-title">Category: Fraud</h1>
01
Sep
London student receives prison sentence
Enfield computer science student pleads guilty to committing fraud by false representation, following the successful investigation by the DCPCU (Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit)… https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/press/press-releases/enfield-student-behind-scam-texts-jailed-22-months
27
Aug
Action Fraud – alerting the scale of pandemic pet fraud
More than £2.5 million has been lost to criminals in the 2020/21 financial year through fake pet adverts… https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/ruff-time-for-animal-lovers-as-scale-of-pandemic-pet-fraud-unleashed-by-action-fraud
13
Aug
New fraud and cyber crime reporting and analysis service
Announced by City of London Police to replace ‘Action Fraud’ in recognition of advances to technology and growing demand… https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/no-intention-to-scrap-action-fraud-says-city-of-london-police/ntion-to-scrap-action-fraud-says-city-of-london-police/
29
Jul
The National fraud reporting service – Action Fraud – has been axed
After racking up thousands of complaints having consistently failed victims of the scam epidemic… https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9841269/National-fraud-reporting-service-Action-Fraud-axed.html
22
May
Protect your older relatives!
90-year old Hong Kong Woman scammed by fraudsters – $32m. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-56811380
07
May
‘Crash for Cash’ fraudster sentenced
for Dangerous Driving and Fraud by False Representation, the man from Bolton deliberately caused a dangerous collision between three vehicles… https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/may/ifed/dangerous-crash-for-cash-fraudster-sentenced-after-deliberately-causing-motorway-collision/
04
Apr
Over 6,000 cases of Covid related fraud recorded by UK police during the pandemic.
This includes significant attacks against the country’s pandemic response infrastructure, involving attempts to breach the NHS, vaccine producers & supply chains, among other organisations… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-56499886
20
Mar
Top 4 Covid-19 Scams
Malicious Websites Phishing Emails Fraudulent Charities Unemployment Scams
19
Mar
We have compromised many fraud operations that use COVID-19 as a key asset to run their scams.
These include: 1) Shipping frauds, internally for the company working globally in Countries such as Azerbaijan, Tanzania, Romania, India and Russia, to name a few 2) Fire investigations either corroborating or disproving the official findings 3) Thefts of antiques and valuable paintings4) Thefts of plant and machinery for the tool hire and construction industry Be careful […]