COVID-19 Fraud Watch Group Minutes 7th August Meeting

Name: Members Engagement Day Replaced by a Series of Webinars
Start: 2020-11-05T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2020-11-05T12:15:00+00:00
Location: On Line Zoom

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Minutes from the meeting on the 7th August are available here

Scams in the Covid-19 era September 25, 2020
For example, a scammer can trick consumers into committing fraud via a fake email or phone call, without needing to hack into their bank account or ...
#COVID19 Pushes More Fraud Online September 25, 2020
UK Finance said it has also seen a rise in investment scams, with FCA-regulated firms often spoofed in advertising on search engines and social media ...
Police urge vigilance following recent reports of telephone banking fraud September 25, 2020
For further advice on keeping safe, please visit our website – https://www.scotland.police.uk/…/identity-theft-fraud…. Share this:.
Suspect in federal fraud probe found slain in New Orleans September 25, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man under federal investigation for alleged involvement in a scheme to stage expensive car crashes was shot to death ...
SCAM WARNING: Police urge residents to be on guard as courier fraud surge expected September 25, 2020
Police have issued another warning to the public after two more reports of 'courier fraud' scams in the county. By Damian Holmes. Friday, 25th ...
Serious Fraud Office seizes haul of Rolex watches during hunt for proceeds from £50 million fraud September 25, 2020
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confiscated watches and jewellery worth £500,000 from a safe deposit box owned by the brother of a ...
UK to seize $39 million from lawyer who helped James Ibori September 25, 2020
Ibori, a former governor of Delta State for eight years, was convicted by a UK court in 2012 after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering. He was ...
Lisa Osfosky on SFO's dwindling caseload, UK's 'antiquated' fraud laws and hiring in a pandemic September 25, 2020
Lisa Osfosky on SFO's dwindling caseload, UK's 'antiquated' fraud laws and hiring in a pandemic. The director of the Serious Fraud Office reflects on ...
Pakistani crime gang who mastermind sham marriages in UK raided by Criminal Assets Bureau ... September 25, 2020
They operated in the UK by facilitating the illegal nuptials and also running 'mandate frauds'. The scam - similar to Invoice Redirect fraud - run by ...
GP employee for trial over 'script fraud' September 25, 2020
Bernadette McCarter (62), with an address in St Johnston, Donegal, faces 14 fraud charges. It is alleged McCarter dishonestly abused her position by ...