Tinder Swindler brings romance scams back into the limelight
Netflix’s most recent must watch show, The Tinder Swindler, details the story of a man who managed to sustain a luxurious lifestyle using embezzled funds from multiple women he met on the popular dating app Tinder.Posing as the ‘prince of the diamond industry’, Simon Leviev, real name Shimon Hayut, matched
Scammers pose as children to steal parents’ money
It is the message every parent never wants to receive; their children are in desperate financial straits and have come to the Bank of Mum and Dad for an emergency bail out. Most parents will always answer this cry for help, and will simply do what their child needs to
£92m lost to dating scams last year
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) recently reported a staggering £92m was lost last year to online dating scams. Even more shockingly, it is likely that the true figure is much larger, with police fearing that many people are simply too ashamed to admit their error, instead choosing to keep
Fraudster with poodle sniffed out by detectives
A German woman living in Mallorca has been released on police bail after reportedly faking her own death, only to be given away by her pet poodle. The 47-year-old woman was due to appear in court last November after being suspected of embezzling €1m from the solar power company she worked
Premier League clubs on alert after security breach at Fulham FC
Police are investigating a security breach at Fulham Football Club after a mobile phone was found taped under a desk that may be linked to bribery or a gambling scam. Suspicions were raised after CCTV footage showed two suited men who gained entry to the Craven Cottage ground ahead of last
Detectives uncover NHS claim fraud worth millions
The NHS has used private detectives to thwart dozens of compensation claims that would have cost the service millions of pounds. They say more than 70% of claims they have dealt with over the past five years have been exaggerated and have uncovered the true picture on a number of occasions
Warning over fake scam text messages during lockdown
Scammers are already attempting to cash in on a third UK COVID-19 lockdown by sending scam text messages about government grants and coronavirus tests. The text about grants, purporting to come from HM Revenue and Customs, contain a number of grammar and spelling errors. Receivers of the text are then
2020 sees a boom in online romance fraud
The UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime says romance fraud has cost victims £63m in 2020. Action Fraud says they have had over 6,000 cases reported to them this year, up more than 800 on 2019. These often result from 'cat-fishing', where a scammer creates a fake profile
French scammers target UK companies
A number of British companies have reported being duped by French scammers claiming to be professional buyers for hotels and distribution firms. Details of several examples of attempted fraud have been given to the Daily Mail where companies would be approached with orders on credit in an attempt to obtain the
Warning over fake celebrity investment scams
Criminals are using fake celebrity endorsements to lure people into making fraudulent investments, the public has been warned. Online ads and phishing emails featuring the rich and famous have been increasing in recent months, according to the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) who say they have taken down more than 300,000
