Fraudsters swindle £15MILLION from victims using dating sites

Fraudsters swindle £15MILLION from victims using dating sites to offer bogus investments with the average loss per person £15,936 Hundreds of people reported being approached by criminals on dating sites  They are persuaded to take up investment opportunities which are fraudulent After taking money meant for stocks, shares and cryptocurrencies the fraudsters then cut all contact  Average … Read more

Former police officer was scammed out of 500k by romance fraudsters

A former police officer who was scammed out of nearly £500,000 by romance fraudsters was praised for being ‘brave’ after she shared her story on Good Morning Britain.  Anne Larkin, 55, from East Yorkshire, was conned by two men online after her beloved husband of 34 years, Graham, died unexpectedly from liver and kidney failure in … Read more

Fraudsters tried to buy designer goods on Tory MP’s cloned credit card, court hears 

Two fraudsters tried to buy £958 Canada Goose jacket and other designer goods using Tory MP Nadine Dorries’ credit card details, court hears Korri McLean, 30, was able to clone Tory minister Nadine Dorries’ credit credit Gave details to Cory Chin, 24, who tried to buy a £958 Canada Goose jacket McLean tried to buy a £1,080 … Read more

Fraudsters ‘laundered more than £1.2million stolen from property tycoon Nick Candy’

Fraudsters ‘laundered more than £1.2million stolen from property tycoon Nick Candy in sophisticated con’ The gang of fraudsters laundered more than £1.2m in a sophisticated operation  Money was stolen from property tycoon Nick Candy and passed to launderers  It was distributed through 47 payments and withdrawals in different businesses  Naushad Chandia, 60, of Stockport, denies conspiracy to launder … Read more

Rishi Sunak will launch £100million taskforce to catch the Covid fraudsters

Rishi Sunak will launch £100million taskforce to catch the Covid fraudsters who grabbed cash meant for hard-hit firms The Chancellor will outline the anti-fraud measures during next week’s budget He will create the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce with 1,265 staff at HMRC  They will track down criminal gangs responsible for millions in fraudulent claims Rogue employers … Read more

Rishi Sunak will launch £100million taskforce to catch the Covid fraudsters

Rishi Sunak will launch £100million taskforce to catch the Covid fraudsters who grabbed cash meant for hard-hit firms The Chancellor will outline the anti-fraud measures during next week’s budget He will create the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce with 1,265 staff at HMRC  They will track down criminal gangs responsible for millions in fraudulent claims Rogue employers … Read more

Teenage boys are being blackmailed by fraudsters after sharing intimate photos online

Teenage boys are being blackmailed for thousands of pounds by fraudsters after sharing intimate photos online as police warn over rise in number of sextortion victims Sussex Police said male victims aged between 15 and 20 have been ‘sextorted’ A perpetrator they met on Instagram persuaded them to perform sexual acts They then threatened to … Read more

Fraudsters are selling airline passengers FAKE Covid negative test certificates

Criminal gangs are selling forged Covid certificates at airports for hundreds of pounds, it emerged today.   Several countries, including Britain, require proof of a recent negative test from all international arrivals – but gangs are helping people slip through the net for as little as £35.  Europol issued a warning about the documents as it … Read more

Online fraudsters hit lockdown shoppers

Online fraudsters hit lockdown shoppers as stolen payment cards for sale on ‘dark web’ rise By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 26 December 2020 Cyber security experts recorded a sharp rise in online shopping fraud in November as stores shut during the month-long … Read more

TikTok ‘broken TV’ prank sparked fake insurance claims from fraudsters pretending screen cracked

TikTok ‘broken TV’ prank has sparked wave of fake insurance claims from fraudsters pretending their screens are cracked Popular prank on TikTok tricks parents into believing their TV screen is broken Children are showing an image of a cracked screen and recording their reactions The prank has now caused a rise in fraudulent home insurance claims, says … Read more