Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Jet2holidays: Fraudsters jailed after falsely claiming they had sickness, diarrhoea and headaches on holiday: The family posted videos on social media enjoying themselves despite claiming to have suffered food poisoning while on holiday.: “Fraud” – BingNews
UK students call for mandatory personal finance lessons in schools: Only 1 in 10 of the people surveyed last month, out of a total of 3,000 students, received lessons covering personal finance in the last year alone.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Rishi Sunak to launch £100m UK taskforce to target COVID fraudsters: Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £100m ($ 139m) major fraud taskforce at next week’s Budget to crack down on criminals exploiting UK government support schemes. The Taxpayer Protection …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Chancellor ready to hunt down people swindling cash through Covid support programmes: The Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, underpinned by £100million and 1,250 staff, will investigate and hunt down people swindling cash through coronavirus income support programmes, said the Treasury.: “Fraud” – BingNews
CPAC 2021 – live: Trump Jr pushes his father’s big election lie as organiser begs attendees to wear masks: T ( CPAC) enters its third day in Orlando, Florida, with attendees gearing up for the culmination on Sunday when it is rumoured Donald Trump will announce a 2024 presidential run. Described as …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Republicans continue to embrace Trump’s election lie at rightwing summit: Conservative gathering in Florida has seven sessions this year focused on voter fraud and election-related issues …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Is democracy failing?: Two months in to 2021 and already several displays of anti-democratic actions have been seen that have tarnished democracy and people’s right …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Budget to launch taskforce to crack down on Covid fraud: A taskforce to crack down on Covid fraudsters is to be launched in chancellor Rishi Sunak ’s Budget next week. Backed by £100m of government money, the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce will deploy a team …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Unit to crack down on fraudulent Covid claims to be announced by chancellor: A DEDICATED unit to crack down on Covid-19 fraudsters exploiting Government financial rescue schemes is due to be announced in the Budget next week.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraudster family who claimed their Jet2 holiday was ruined by food poisoning are jailed: Anthony Byng, 66, Barbara Byng, 64, Christopher Byng, 38, and Linda Lane, 36, submitted false gastric illness claims against Jet2 after their all-inclusive break to Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Credit Card Misuse – Getting access to someone’s credit card information via coercive methods or by hacking. This by far more common then people would expect, given that there are so many checks by banks and financial institutions. The most common place it is used is online since POS and face-to-face transactions have become difficult due to measures taken by issuers of these cards.