Frauds

WOMEN have been warned to be wary of “internet romance scams”, as it was revealed that female victims lost an estimated £39 million last year after being duped by criminals.

https://www.easterneye.biz/female-victims-conned-out-of-twice-as-much-money-as-men-in-romance-scams/

The egg industry is calling for stronger deterrents for food fraud following the news that a Dutch egg trader convicted of fraudulently selling contaminated eggs as fit for human consumption has been fined just £26,000.

https://www.farminguk.com/news/Stronger-deterrents-needed-for-food-fraud-crimes-egg-industry-says_51323.html#.XGdCdsbvopI.twitter

A dating fraudster has revealed how they were able to take advantage of people looking for love online by creating fake accounts, obtaining information from social media profiles and building trust.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/confessions-of-a-dating-fraudster

Scammer was sentenced after setting up fake companies and buying fraudulent fleet policies worth £60,000.

Action Fraud has revealed £50.7m was lost to romance fraud in 2018 – an average of £11,145 per victim and a 27 per cent increase on the previous year.

https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2019/02/11/fauxmance-fraud-scales-heights-of-investment-fraud/

Action Fraud is warning the public to spot the signs of romance fraud ahead of Valentine’s Day.

Fraudster families are spearheading attempts to steal pension savings totalling millions of pounds, investigators have said.

Two men have been sentenced to jail and one man has received a suspended sentence for their part in a fraud that saw an 84 year old man lose over £70,000.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1189/men_jailed_for_money_laundering_after_man_in_his_

A woman, who was nearly conned out of £20,500 through romance fraud has praised the process that intervened.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/notts-woman-praises-police-and-bank-staff-after-nearly-being-conned-out-of-20500/

Victims of “romance fraud” reported losing more than £50 million in total last year, according to Action Fraud.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-02-10/more-than-50m-lost-to-romance-fraud/