Frauds

Last year, the Land Registry prevented the registration of nearly £25 million worth of transactions due to fraud

https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/features/remedies-property-title-fraud-15-03-2018/

The cost of so-called authorised push payment fraud has been calculated by UK Finance, the banking trade body.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43413917

Woman allegedly filled a room at the Hilton Hotel with goods intended to help the victims of the tower block fire.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/03/13/grenfell-fraud-accused-is-greedy-and-manipulative-court-told/

A probe is ongoing as it relates to Grenfell Tower, with a family of 15, including one past insurance fraud perpetrator, questioned as to whether they were all victims of last year’s horrific blaze.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/suspected-grenfell-relief-fraud-under-investigation-94601.aspx

Following the last General Election concerns were raised that young students were encouraged to cast their votes twice by voting once from their home address and again using a second term-time address.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/brian-monteith-showing-id-a-smart-move-that-will-curb-voter-fraud-1-4703876

Tesco Bank has cancelled some of its customers' credit cards, after concerns that a number of accounts may have been compromised.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43332872

A thief who used false details to join branches of a gym chain and emptied lockers across England has been jailed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-43402284

Cashpoint customers have told of their security fears after an ATM scam was revealed at a Birmingham supermarket .

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-stay-safe-atms-after-14419083

A 53-year-old shop owner who preyed on friends and vulnerable elderly customers alike, fleecing them of "tens of thousands of pounds" was sentenced to a total of three years

http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/03/06/news/shop-owner-sentenced-over-fraud-on-customers-1271367/

A fraudster who made thousands of pounds selling football tickets he did not have on social media has been jailed for 2 years and 11 months after an investigation by the Met Police.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/action-fraud-reports-lead-to-football-ticket-fraudster-being-jailed-mar18