Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Children’s cancer charity founder jailed for defrauding more than £200k from organisation: Colin Nesbitt, 60, founded Little Heroes Cancer Trust to provide toys to children being treated for cancer in hospital after his own grandson fell ill with the disease.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Eddie Marsan canoes down a river in a wet suit as he transforms into conman John Darwin: The actor, 52, stars as conman John Darwin, the fraudster who faked his own death by going missing while canoeing off the coast of Seaton Carew in 2002.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Grandfather, 60, who appeared on Secret Millionaire TV show is jailed for 20 months after stealing £87,000 from children’s charity he founded after his grandson was struck …: Colin Nesbitt, 60, set up Little Heroes Cancer Trust after his grandson fell ill with the disease. But the 60-year-old was convicted of defrauding the charity and stealing thousands at Bradford Crown …: “Fraud” – BingNews
New bogus Royal Mail text message being sent out by fraudsters: Phishing fraudsters have started sending out a new wave of bogus Royal Mail text messages. Previously, people have been warned to watch out for texts message in which criminals posing as the Royal …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Number spoofing: Don’t trust caller ID to separate scams from genuine phone calls, Ofcom warns: Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, has warned people not to trust caller ID on their phones as a means to identify a caller. Huw Saunders, a director at Ofcom, told BBC Radio 4’s Money Box that …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Gourock pensioner hounded by sick fraudsters: A BRAVE pensioner has told how she was left in tears after being hounded by sick fraudsters. Morag Barr’s ordeal began when she was called up out of the blue and told to hand over her national …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Banks MUST do more to help victims of fraud: If you find yourself the victim of a bank transfer scam, there’s no industry less likely to stick to the old adage that ‘the customer is always right’. Instead, the customer is – most of the time – …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Is Bravofly a fraud travel agent?: Bravofly is not responding to service tickets or calls. Can somebody please guide me on further steps. Contact your credit card company. If you didn’t pay by credit card, good luck. There are numerous …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Covid pandemic sparks explosion in scams – with many i readers among the victims of financial fraud: Money has been inundated with messages from readers who have fallen victim to scams while it has been revealed that online and technology-enabled fraud has been on the rise during the pandemic. In …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Martin Lewis: ‘There’s an epidemic of scams, but fraudsters are getting off scot-free’: The consumer champion explains why it’s crucial the new online safety bill includes fraud and con adverts …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Use the CVV2 Card Verification Code – If you have included Credit and Debit Card payments like most online vendors, then you must have this system incorporated in your online payment page. This 3 digit code is present on the back of the card and is not included in the magnetic strip making it difficult to carry out transactions via forged or duplicated cards.