Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
£1m stolen in financial fraud in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire in single year: In total, 332 reported cases across the county in the 2020/21 financial year saw victims lose £1.1 million, according to figures from MoneyTransfers.com which analysed the latest data from the …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Judge rejects man’s bid to keep properties and avoid paying bank £400,000: A BANK customer has lost a High Court bid to avoid paying out more than £400,000 and giving up nine properties in Co Tyrone.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Targeting the tech that enables serious and organised crime: the NCA’s National Strategic Assessment 2021: The National Crime Agency (NCA) has published its 2021 National Strategic Assessment on Serious and Organised Crime (NSA), which highlights the technological means used by criminals who pose serious …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Carer who starved vulnerable man to death to benefit from his estate guilty of murder: A judge handed down the verdict to Lynda Rickard, 62, at Reading Crown Court on Friday – the first time in a century that a charge of murder by way of deliberate starvation and, in this case, a …: “Fraud” – BingNews
The Top 10: Tribute bands: Top of a subsidiary list of all-female tribute bands which also includes Blonde Jovi, Joanne Joanne, The Iron Maidens and AC/DShe. Nominations from Conor Downey, John Oxley, Elliot Kane and Peter …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Banbury woman convicted of murdering her millionaire landlord: A WOMAN has been convicted of the murder and defrauding of her live-in landlord. Lynda Rickard, aged 62, of Edinburgh Close, Banbury, was today convicted of the murder of James Anthony Sootheran, …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Carer starved man to death to inherit part of his £3.5million fortune: We understand it is the first time in 100 years that a charge of murder by way of deliberate starvation and, in this case, a significant financial gain, has been brought …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Woman found guilty of starving man to death to inherit part of £3.5m fortune: A woman has been found guilty of murdering a wealthy landowner after starving him to death to inherit a slice of his £3.5 million fortune from a forged will.: “Fraud” – BingNews
BGC names two UK staff behind alleged m fraud: BGC Partners has identified luxury jewellery and 18 English properties it claims may have been funded by an alleged $ 35m fraud perpetrated by two of its UK employees. The US interdealer broker has …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Woman starved wealthy landowner to death in bid to inherit slice of £3.5m fortune from forged will: A woman has been found guilty of murdering James Sootheran, who owned land in Yorkshire, after starving him to death to inherit a slice of his £3.5 million fortune from a forged will.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Here’s the harsh reality: Fraud and scam in online space is inventing and reinventing itself. There’s no stopping it. The Nilson Report states that since 1993 there has been a mounting 23% increase in e-Commerce fraud yearly. The rising number are putting online merchants at great risks. Identity theft protection services become essential when credit card and identity theft fraud is on its peak, especially during the two holiday seasons: Black Friday and Christmas. While everyone awaits Christmas gifts, online merchants dread charge-back notifications.