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  • 27 Apr 2023 10:35 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    An elderly couple who lost their £80,000 life savings to a fraudster pretending to be endorsed by Martin Lewis claim they were told by their account holder Revolut to use a foodbank when they asked for their money back.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/pensioners-who-lost-%C2%A380000-told-to-use-a-foodbank-by-revolut/ar-AA1adwM2

  • 27 Apr 2023 10:30 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Police are encouraging people to improve their cyber security following a spate of hackings of old email accounts.

    https://westbridgfordwire.com/warning-as-old-email-accounts-with-weak-security-hacked-by-cyber-criminals/


  • 26 Apr 2023 2:39 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A man responsible for running a multi-million-pound fraud website has pleaded guilty in the UK’s largest ever fraud investigation led by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

    https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-running-multi-million-pound-criminal-website-following-largest-ever-mps-fraud-investigation/

  • 26 Apr 2023 2:10 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The UK’s finance watchdog has begun an investigation into beleaguered tech firm WANdisco amid concerns over fraud.

    The investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority follows an internal probe into suspected fraud at the company which found over $115 million in missing bookings.

    https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/fca-investigates-wandisco-amid-fraud-062423506.html


  • 26 Apr 2023 1:50 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Founded in 1844, Companies House has long kept the definitive register of UK companies.

    The service is run on the principle of good faith, registering new firms without investigation, provided the forms are complete and ‘properly delivered’.

    This, however, has left the register open to fraudulent and misleading filings, leaving consumers in danger of falling victim to scams.

    https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/getting-companies-house-in-order-the-rise-of-fraud-on-the-uks-company-register-aAWfV5U6IpnD


  • 26 Apr 2023 1:47 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    More than 450 company directors have been disqualified in a crackdown on covid fraud claims.

    The Insolvency Service announced that 459 of the 932 disqualifications overall for fraud were related to the coronavirus financial support scheme, introduced during the pandemic to help businesses in lockdown

    https://www.cityam.com/more-than-450-company-directors-disqualified-in-crackdown/


  • 25 Apr 2023 2:40 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Claire Graham, partner at TLT and chair of the North West Fraud Forum, discusses why networking and knowledge sharing is crucial to dealing with fraud.

    https://www.insidermedia.com/blogs/north-west/why-networking-and-knowledge-sharing-is-the-key-to-tackling-fraud

  • 25 Apr 2023 2:33 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The police-backed North West Fraud Forum (NWFF) is calling on businesses across the region to work together to combat the increasing risk of business fraud.

    https://www.business-live.co.uk/special-features/businesses-need-work-together-fraud-26749485

  • 12 Apr 2023 3:51 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    This animation shows an example of a mandate fraud targeting an NHS organisation which is stopped thanks to the quick thinking of a member of the finance team.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_YHrWg374

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