Frauds

An estate agent at Foxtons who started warning landlords about a gang specialising in sub-letting scams received anonymous late-night threats on her mobile phone.

https://www.propertyindustryeye.com/foxtons-agent-threatened-with-acid-attack-after-helping-to-investigate-gang-of-fraud-tenants/

The theft of as many as 5 million passport numbers from the Marriott hotel chain last year continues to worry consumers concerned that criminals were using their information for fraud or even travel.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/apos-criminals-stolen-passport-information-195422565.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Helping to recover £3.7 million of money lost to cyber conveyancing fraud is no small feat, and Pen Underwriting is happy to report it’s been able to do just that through the fraud response initiative it set up in partnership with UK law firm Mills & Reeve.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/cyber/pen-underwriting-lifts-the-lid-on-fraud-response-initiative-171853.aspx#.XSD_kJrmafQ.twitter

In light of recent fraudulent villa scams hitting headlines, specialist villa rental company Villa Retreats know that trade partnerships are more important than ever in providing consumers with an additional trusted sales channel.

https://www.traveldailymedia.com/villa-rental-fraud-reaches-new-heights/

Action Fraud is warning that elderly victims are being targeted by individuals who say they are police officers or traffic wardens.

https://uckfieldnews.com/action-fraud-warns-about-drivers-being-targeted-with-fake-fines/

Supermacs is installing more CCTV cameras in its outlets, in an effort to combat false insurance claims

A Dudley pensioner was conned out of £60,000 by con artists over a 20-year period.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/17725549.oap-conned-out-of-60000-by-fraudsters/?ref=twtrec

A brother and sister, along with their friend, have been sentenced for carrying out a ‘crash for cash’ scheme on a roundabout, the victim of which was a pregnant woman. 

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1248/trio_sentenced_for__crash_for_cash__fraud_on_preg

Eleven people have been charged in connection to an investigation into a large-scale benefits scam, lead by Lancashire Police and supported by the IFB (Insurance Fraud Bureau), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2019/charges-made-in-benefits-scam-investigation/

In Fraud: Robbing the Elderly?, reporter Helen Skelton investigates the rise in older people falling victim to theft and fraud crimes and explores the use of so-called ‘nanny-cams’; hidden cameras used to catch thieves who target the elderly.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-06-27/fraud-robbing-the-elderly-tonight/