Intellectual property crime is costing the UK economy hundreds of millions of pounds each year, with organised crime gangs causing significant damage to industries that are produce legitimate, high quality, physical goods and online and digital content in an increasingly competitive climate The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is being funded by the Department […]
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London Arrests over £1m Courier Fraud in South West
Police searched three properties in Tower Hamlets, East London Three men have been arrested in London as part of an investigation into a £1m fraud in south-west England. Search warrants were executed at three properties in Tower Hamlets, east London, where three 18-year-olds were detained on suspicion of fraud. More than 300 mainly elderly people […]
Don’t be Caught by Phishing Scams
Please be warned that no matter how convincing, requests from websites posing as banks, government departments, utilities, etc which request bank details such as account names or numbers should never be answered, and NEVER NEVER divulge password or PIN numbers unless you want to see your account emptied overnight. Phishers have got very clever at […]
Watch Out for Cameras on Cash Machines
FRAUD devices have been found on cash machines in West Bridgford, police have said. There have been several reports in Central Avenue in the past month. Offenders have placed a strip over the front of the machine where people enter their cards. These contain a camera to record pin numbers. A police spokesman said: “Please […]