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Investors who have chosen to reinvest some, or all, of their pension funds since April 2015, when the pension freedoms were first introduced, may not be aware that they might have already fallen victim to fraudsters.
https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2019/10/03/be-on-the-lookout-for-pension-fraud/
A conman who cashed in a fake National Lottery ticket to claim a £2.5m jackpot has been jailed for nine years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-49932832
A fraudster who funded luxury holidays by conning people out of their bank details in “an industrial scale” text message scam has been jailed.
Fraudsters are trying to cash-in on the collapse of Thomas Cook according to North Wales Police.
http://www.deeside.com/police-warning-over-fraudsters-trying-to-cash-in-on-thomas-cook-collapse/
A carer from Harlow who stole from vulnerable men has been jailed for more than two years.
Several fraudsters have been targeted by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) over the summer for making fraudulent claims on their car insurance.
http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1274/fraudsters_punished_for_false_motor_insurance_cla
More pensioners are at risk from a “bonanza” of fraud following the decision to scrap universal free TV licences for the over-75s, according to new research.
A GALASHIELS woman has been accused of a benefits fraud of more than £16,000.
https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/17928694.galashiels-woman-accused-16k-benefits-fraud/?ref=twtrec
Advisers have been urged to 'know your customer' as research showed the number of fraudulent mortgage applications submitted in the UK increased by 5 per cent since the end of last year.
https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/2019/09/25/mortgage-fraud-rises-5/
The collapse of travel group Thomas Cook has brought major concerns for its 150,000 customers currently on holiday abroad, and thousands of other people with future bookings. 22,000 jobs, including 9,000 in the UK, are also at risk, as are the investments of the group’s many shareholders.
https://www.getsafeonline.org/news/scam-warning-after-thomas-cook-collapse/
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