30 May 2008
A businessman from Suffolk has been jailed for three and a half years after
admitting fraudulently claiming £2.7m in false VAT repayment. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/7428401.stm
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30 May 2008
Police have broken up an organised gang of cheque fraudsters who targeted banks
and building societies in West Yorkshire. For the full story log on to:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Police-smash-gang-in-7m.4136768.jp
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30 May 2008
Identity fraud has leapt 66 per cent in the past year with residents in the
south of England being most at risk, according to an alarming new report which
claims most is carried out by a sophisticated ring of organised criminals. For
the full story log on to:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Identity-fraud-up-by-66pc.4125349.jp
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29 May 2008
A woman who fraudulently claimed more than £50,000 in benefits then said she had
cancer to avoid prosecution has been jailed for 18 months. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7426831.stm
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29 May 2008
Seventeen people have been arrested by police investigating a multi-million
pound cheque fraud operating out of West Yorkshire. For the full story log on
to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7425579.stm
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28 May 2008
Four people have been arrested in Kent on suspicion of selling fake documents
for use in identity fraud. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7424238.stm
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28 May 2008
A small Hampshire town is among the hotspots for ID theft across the UK,
according to a report from Experian. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7423127.stm
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28 May 2008
Company directors or those running their own business are most likely to be
victims of identity theft, accordingly to a report from Experian. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7422042.stm
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26 May 2008
The conservatives have accused the Prime Minster Gordon Brown of being in denial
about the growing problem of internet crime. For the full story log on to:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Tories-accuse-Brown-over-Internet.4119926.jp
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23 May 2008
More than 1,000 reports of fraud were received last year a council in Shropshire
said. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7419451.stm
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22 May 2008
Two Chinese men arrested after allegedly using fake credit cards in a shop in
Londonderry were failed asylum seekers, a court has been told. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7415327.stm
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21 May 2008
Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman who created the Backstreet Boys and N Sync, has been
sentenced for 25 years in prison for a £153m fraud. For the full story log on
to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7413131.stm
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17 May 2008
A woman who smuggled a baby bought for £150 into Britain to get a council has
been jailed. Peace Sandberg, 40, got off her flight from Nigeria at Heathrow
airport with the tiny lad and headed straight to a housing office to demand a
dwelling. But council workers ‘twigged’ when they remembered she had not been
pregnant when she visited the office less than two months earlier. (The Sun)
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15 May 2008
Three more people have been arrested over fraud allegations concerning
organisations given funds by City Hall. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7402861.stm
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15 May 2008
Scams and mistakes in the public sector are costing and country £10m and the
total is expected to rise. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7400765.stm
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15 May 2008
A new type of identity fraud, which sees hackers tapping into a voice over IP
telephony accounts, ahs been highlighted by a WoIP equipment maker. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7400765.stm
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15 May 2008
A man who claimed to be a tree surgeon and carried out unnecessary work at the
homes of elderly people is starting a nine month prison sentence for fraud. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7398878.stm
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14 May 2008
A new type of identity fraud which sees hackers tapping into a voice-over IP
telephony accounts, has been highlighted by a VoiP equipment maker. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7398676.stm
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13 May 2008
Credit cad fraud alone cost Scotland £11.5 million in the year 2006 to 2007.
For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7395728.stm
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9 May 2008
A woman has been given a six month suspended prison sentence for her part in the
fraud of banks and credit cards companies. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7393119.stm
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9 May 2008
A Newry woman has been convicted of fraudulently claiming over £50,000 in
benefits. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7392920.stm
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8 May 2008
A Businessman who stole almost £400,000 from bank accounts has been jailed for
four years. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7389970.stm
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8 May 2008
A businessman who stole almost £400,000from bank accounts has been jailed for
four years. For the full story log onto:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7389970.stm
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7 May 2008
Council fraud teams on Tyneside have traded more than £250,000 in overpayments
over the past year. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7388224.stm
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7 May 2008
Fifteen councils across Britain are to be offered lie detectors to help catch
out benefit cheats who cost taxpayers up to £400m a year. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7387042.stm
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1 May 2008
Banking giant HSBC today said police were investigating an alleged £70m
attempted fraud at the group. For the full story log on to:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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1 May 2008
A former football chairman who tried to defraud his club of £1,000 has been
given 250 hours community service. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7377523.stm
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1 May 2008
Dundee City Council has launched a campaign to tackle benefit fraud, and is
urging member of the public to get involved. Posters and leaflets are being
distributed throughout the city to highlight how the public can help beat the
fraudsters. The Council is concerned money is being drained from other council
services. (LG magazine)
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1 May 2008
A Spiritual guru told his followers he believed in the healing powers of
alternative medicine, but the Southall ‘priest’ used some of the £40,000 he
stole from false benefit claims to fund a private healthcare scheme.
At Isleworth Crown Court the ‘priest’ was given a bitter pill to swallow when a
judge sent him to prison for two years. Cllr Gerald McGregor lead member for
finance at the council said, “Claiming benefits you are not entitled to is a
very serious crime and that severity has been illustrated by this sentence. He
disgracefully wove a web of lies and decent to claim monies from the taxpayer
money that would have been used financing front-line services. In addition this
man has shown absolutely no remorse or regret for his crime”.
The, 41 claimed housing benefit from November 1995 to November 2004. He falsely
claimed he was a tenant on Wentworth Road in Southall and supplied documents to
the council allegedly signed by a landlord. Since his family had a low income,
housing benefit was paid to help him with his housing costs. However, after
inquiries revealed that his landlord was a member of his own family, which had
not been declared on his claim form. This meant his claim was false and
illegal. (Hounslow Matters magazine)
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1 May 2008
More than 600 tax staff have been sacked or disciplined for snooping on personal
files. For the full story log on to:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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