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A Portadown man who appeared in court for the second time on charges relating to a substantial benefit fraud has been sentenced to six months in prison.
As many as 7,000 people in the UK are expected to fall victim to credit card fraud today (Cyber Monday) as criminals take advantage of an uptick in online transactions.
https://www.yourmoney.com/credit-cards-loans/7000-brits-to-be-victims-of-credit-card-fraud-today/
No-one wants to be conned, but at the same time it wouldn’t be good practice to simply jump to the conclusion that a policyholder is trying to commit insurance fraud. For those responsible for making that crucial determination, a new resource has been made available to aid in the process.
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/drawing-the-line-between-fraud-and-policy-misinterpretation-193618.aspx#.XebWwPGRg6I.twitter
Whether there are many of our civil law judges who are familiar with these words attributed to Sophocles is a matter for speculation but they are fast becoming a tenet by which civil claims for compensation are judged.
https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/articles/2019/november/rather-fail-with-honour-than-succeed-by-fraud/?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original
“If it’s too good to be true it probably is” – that’s the message the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is warning consumers following concerns that ‘Ghost Broking’ fraudsters may try to exploit the Black Friday shopping event with bogus car insurance deals online.
https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2019/black-friday-warning-consumers-urged-to-avoid-too-good-to-be-true-bogus-car-insurance-deals-on-social-media/
A fraudster who claimed to be sleeping rough on the stairwell of Grenfell Tower and professed to helping people escape from the burning building has been convicted of fraud.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-south/news/grenfell-tower-fraudster-who-claimed-be-squatting-inside-convicted
Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, is warning consumers about the dangers of online fraud in the lead-up to Black Friday, when many shoppers are poised to take to the internet in search of a good deal.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/cifas-black-friday-research-reveals-spike-in-retail-account-takeover-fraud-of-96-in-2019
It is estimated that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £73million over the past 18 years, with an average pay-out to a victim costing upwards of £100,000.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/the-rise-of-fake-id-documents
A man has been jailed for fraud after diverting payments due to cleaning and maintenance providers into his own bank account. Meanwhile another bag thief has been nabbed in the City as has a man who nicked 80 Poppy Day collection boxes from offices and other locations.
https://www.twinfm.com/article/fm-firms-in-fraud-case-as-thieves-pick-pockets-of-hard-working-people
A PENRITH woman accused of a £12,000 benefit fraud has appeared in court.
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