Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Solicitor’s secretary, 37, who stole £90,000 from bank account of dementia-hit woman in care home and spent money on her wedding and foreign holidays is jailed for three years: Sarah Aikenhead, 37, ‘plundered’ Pamela Sread’s bank account even when she died in March 2019. The mother-of-one stole more than £137,000 in total from her employers.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Dutch government faces collapse over child benefits scandal: Coalition at risk amid fallout from tax authorities wrongly ‘hunting down’ thousands of families …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Has Trump told his lawyers not to pay Rudy Giuliani’s legal fees?: PRESIDENT Trump is the only sitting president in US history to have been impeached twice. The president’s relationships with members of his administration are reportedly strained due to the deadly …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Dutch Labor Party leader steps down over welfare scandal: The leader of the Dutch opposition Labor Party says he will not lead the party into the Netherlands’ March election and will not run for reelection following a scandal involving child benefit fraud in …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraudsters posing as police to trick NI public – scammers ask victims for bank details on phone: Police are advising people to be on their guard following reports in the past 24 hours of telephone calls where fraudsters have been posing as officers requesting money from potential victims.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Escort agency boss ‘forced vulnerable women across London to have sex with him to get a job’: A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of eight allegations of rape, controlling prostitution and fraud after raids in Camden, Holborn and Hanwell on Wednesday evening (stock image).: “Fraud” – BingNews
Dutch Labor leader quits over false benefit fraud scandal: Dutch Labor Party leader Lodewijk Asscher quit his post Thursday over a scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of child benefit fraud. The scandal has rocked Dutch politics and the …: “Fraud” – BingNews
‘Beneath contempt’ – Warning to Solihull residents over Covid vaccine scam: Scammers are trying to exploit the Covid-19 vaccine by sending fake messages supposedly from the NHS, Solihull residents are warned. The hoax texts claim that the receiver is now eligible for their …: “Fraud” – BingNews
‘Greedy’ fraudster exposed in luxury property scam after she lied to a judge about rent arrears: A woman whose defrauded a luxury property management firm out of £30,000 was caught out when she lied to a judge about the state of her finances, a court heard.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Personal Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn data of 200MILLION users ‘exposed online by leakers’: FACEBOOK and Instagram fans have been put on high alert after a massive data breach exposed the personal data of 200million people. The leak, which also affected users of networking app LinkedIn, …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Document Forgery – The creation of fake documents be they financial or related to a company’s services or to the government. These are still taking place and have been used in situations such as tax evasion, account opening and increasing credit score.