Frauds

Claiming to be living alone is one of the most common types of benefit fraud.

https://fullfact.org/economy/benefit-fraud-valentines-day/

A Carlisle woman who pleaded guilty to two charges of benefit fraud last month has appeared before District Judge Gerald Chalk to be sentenced.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/02/12/carlisle-woman-jailed-20k-benefit-fraud/

Together the men ran Luis Michael Training Ltd which fraudulently obtained around £5m of public funds, earmarked by the Skills Funding Agency to create apprenticeships for vulnerable young people

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/02/05/former-welsh-international-footballer/

Love might be in the air around Valentine’s Day, but Dyfed-Powys Police is urging people to be wary of who they meet on dating websites after saving potential victims from sending £52,000 to fraudsters

http://www.llanelliherald.com/39935/police-urge-public-aware-romance-fraud/

A fraudster who falsely claimed he was a survivor of the Grenfell tower fire in order to claim money intended for real victims has been jailed.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps-london-north-london-south/news/fake-grenfell-survivor-jailed-fraud-offences

From over 850 reports of ghost broking made to Action Fraud in the last three years, The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has calculated that victims of ghost broking lose an average of £769.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3248336/ghost-broking-costs-revealed-in-new-police-campaign

Police warn thousands of motorists may have fake car insurance

https://news.sky.com/story/ghost-broker-scam-police-warn-thousands-of-motorists-may-have-fake-car-insurance-11236464

City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department launches campaign to raise awareness of fraudsters selling fake car insurance and warn motorists to ‘Steer Clear of Fraud’

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/987/cost_of_

Survey reports that the number of fraud victims topped 16 million consumers last year, and much of that crime has moved online.

https://www.darkreading.com/operations/identity-fraud-hits-all-time-high-in-2017-------/d/d-id/1330979

Former Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has been told he will not face charges over claims he committed election fraud by giving an empty home as his official address on a by-election nomination form.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-02-03/former-ukip-leader-nuttall-will-not-be-charged-over-electoral-fraud-claims/