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On Wednesday afternoon West Mercia police officers stopped a car they believed contained suspects wanted in connection with fraud on the A5 in Shropshire.
https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2019/12/06/police-make-arrests-relating-to-courier-fraud-in-shropshire/
A report from Alexander Mann Solutions, entitled Risk Mitigation in Assessments: The silent threat of CV fraud, has found around 20 per cent of the CVs processed daily by recruiters contain some kind of discrepancy. This issue is having a direct and significant impact on KPIs including time-to-hire, quality of hire and fill rate.
https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/prevalence-of-cv-fraud-damaging-recruitment-success/
George Knowles took cash from more than 20 customers without finishing his jobs.
https://stv.tv/news/north/1442966-gardener-took-85-000-in-deposits-then-didn-t-complete-work/
A rogue builder, who pocketed more than £23,000 for a home revamp project he later quit after flooding the property, has started a 15-month jail sentence.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/12/06/rogue-builder-jailed-after-23k-fraud-after-flooding-home/
A man has been charged for suspected benefit fraud totaling over sixty-thousand pounds.
https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-12-05/man-charged-over-sixty-thousand-pounds-worth-of-benefit-fraud/
POLICE in Malvern are warning residents to be on their guard against telephone fraud after reports of three attempts over recent days.
A male stripper from Telford has been exposed as a fraudster after his £3,900 benefits cover up was revealed in court.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2019/12/04/telford-stripper-exposed-for-4000-fraud-cover-up/
The Premier League has shut down an illegal streaming operation in Thailand and two people have been charged and fined.
Potential victims of theft and fraud are being urged to come forward as police probe an agency. Leonard Peters, in Westcliff, Essex, closed suddenly earlier this year. Police had been investigating the theft of money, and made an arrest in August.
https://propertyindustryeye.com/police-probing-closed-agency-appeal-for-anyone-with-information-to-come-forward/
Insurance fraudsters never seem to learn – at least that’s what we can glean from this latest case of social media foiling a fundamentally dishonest claim.
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/another-fraudulent-insurance-claim-foiled-by-social-media-193531.aspx#.Xed-hx79PUs.twitter
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