Fraud

WARNING LLOYDS BANK EMAIL SCAM

WARNING LLOYDS BANK EMAIL SCAM

  • 13th February 2015

Warning, if you receive this email you should not open or act upon it.  Contact your LLoyds Bank security department immediately to ensure that your account has not been compromised. click this link to go to the Lloyds Bank website. http://www.lloydsbank.com/security/report-online-fraud.asp or call them on 0845 3000 116 (or +44 20 7649 9437 from…

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Two held by police investigating fake Liverpool FC tickets scam

Two held by police investigating fake Liverpool FC tickets scam

  • 13th February 2015

Two men have been arrested by detectives investigating a conspiracy to sell fake tickets to hundreds of fans attending Liverpool FC home games. The pair, aged 29 and 27, were detained after officers from Merseyside police’s Matrix Serious Organised Crime (MSOC) unit executed search warrants at houses in Anfield on…

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Council stung by £170k fraud

Council stung by £170k fraud

  • 11th February 2015

BRAZEN fraudsters attempted to fleece Wigan Council out of more than £170,000.   Officials told the council’s Audit, Governance and Improvement Review Committee that the authority was defrauded of £171,000. It’s believed the scam involved changing a council contractor’s bank details so legitimate payments would be diverted to a different account….

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Haulage company director banned for Crown Fraud of almost £2m

  • 11th February 2015

Geoffrey Munford, director of a haulage company has been disqualified from being a director for 11 years after causing the company to submit false VAT and PAYE/NIC returns to HMRC. Mr Munford (76) has signed a disqualification undertaking after an investigation conducted by the Insolvency Service into his conduct whilst…

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