Fraud

Property hijacking: The latest scam that could see your Yorkshire home sold by crooks

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Could your home be targeted by fraud? Yorkshire homeowners urged to protect their property

Parry (pictured) conned his way into a job at a nursery.

Nursery-working paedophile given another two years in prison

One of the moments captured on CCTV shows a Romanian gang using a cruel cash machine trick to steal over £40,000 from unsuspecting pensioners.

Romanian gang use cash machine trick to steal £40k from pensioners

Fraudsters posing as South Yorkshire Police in new scam attempt

Michaela Golding

Care home manager jailed for stealing £50,000 from residents

Andrew Mearns

Sports car dealer jailed for fraudulently selling customers' cars

Andrew Mearns, 57, of Colwyn Place, Llandudno in Wales pleaded guilty to 14 counts of fraud at Sheffield Crown Court

Porsche dealer who sold clients' cars and kept the money jailed

Ilias Hassan, aged 23, has been sentenced to five years and three months' imprisonment after being found guilty of rape at Sheffield Crown Court

Courts: Funeral director, machete killer and child abuser jailed

Healthcare workers wearing PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic

Man arrested in anti-fraud investigation into PPE procurement contract

Sarah Walton, Managing Partner at Weightmans, said: “This has been a landmark year for the firm. Delivering sustained growth in revenue, income and profit in a fast-changing market is a strong endorsement of our strategy and the strength of our client relationships" (Photo by Weightmans/SWNS)

Weightmans reports record year of growth

Robert Bush outside Hull Crown Court (Danny Lawson/PA)

Funeral director Robert Bush to be sentenced for more than 65 offences

“Since the report on Wednesday March 6, cordons remain in place at all three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors premises.

Funeral directors’ ‘lenient’ sentence referred to Court of Appeal

Gemma Phoenix has been jailed for four years

Fraudster who stole almost £700,000 from business is jailed

Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Ahmadzai, now 28, was found guilty of murder and violent disorder.

Courts: £40m cigarette gang, attacker jailed, violent gang

Funeral director Robert Bush is driven away from Hull Crown Court, Kingston-upon-Hull, where he has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial over bodies found at his business, Legacy Funeral Directors, in 2024. Scott Heppell/PA Wire

The names of the victims of crooked funeral director Robert Bush

Court round-up: rogue builders, sex offenders and killer sentenced

New rules mean banks can now set their own contactless payment limits (Photo: Pexels)

New rules let banks scrap £100 contactless limit - what to know

(Left) McEvoy and (right) Connors

Two rogue builders jailed after £93,000 fraud on vulnerable victim

Jamie Jenkins

Man jailed after £36,000 scam targeting businesses with fake firms

Personal assistant Monica Kwong left Hong Kong in 2023 with her young son amid accusations of fraud, which she has said was a “set-up” by her influential employer, Tina Zou.

Young mother targeted by China ‘shadow police’ in UK denies fraud

The scales of justice at the Old Bailey. (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Woman on Yorkshire doorstep unaware of ‘tentacles’ from Hong Kong
A young mother was covertly filmed answering her West Yorkshire door in pink pyjamas, unaware of “tentacles” reaching out from Hong Kong, a court has heard.
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Dario Betti is CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF).

Can the mobile industry evolve fast enough? - Dario Betti

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood watches a live policing operation during a tour of the Lambeth Central Communications Command Centre, south London

‘British FBI’ to take over counter-terror and fraud probes

Former Bridlington Post Office subpostmaster Lee Castleton, pictured in his home town of Scarborough, got a New Year's Honour. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Post Office ‘dishonestly’ withheld evidence when suing subpostmaster

Daniel Giles (left) and Mohammed Bashforth (right) were handed jail terms at Leeds Crown Court.

Fraudsters who used 'careful lies' to steal £3.7m from pensions jailed

John Patrick Hawkins, 66, was owner and director of Specialist Cars of Malton Ltd (SCML), and well-known in the business of trading expensive vehicles

Car dealer jailed after trying to save his business through fraud

David Richards pictured at the Cutlers Hall, Sheffield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

AGI has major upsides - but frightening potential consequences

Millions of UK households are set to receive a £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, but fraudsters are targeting recipients with calls and texts asking for bank details (Photo: Pexels)

Beware Warm Home Discount fraud this winter - how to spot scams

Two men arrested as Serious Fraud Office investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm

Two men arrested as SFO investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm

Madeline Shaw, 32, of Borrowby near Thirsk

Yorkshire woman jailed after stealing £70,000 from her grandfather

Asset recovery has long been a global problem for law enforcement.

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Li Liu. Two international students at Leeds University managed to defraud train companies of more than £140,000 using a sophisticated refund scam based on train delays

Students jailed after £140k scam exploiting rail refund loophole
Two sneaky university students pulled off a jaw-dropping £140,000 train ticket scam by cashing in twice on delayed journeys.
Nick Frame

More than half of all students have been targeted by fraudsters

Fraud minister reveals crackdown has been launched on uni scammers

Robert Bush (left) at Hull Magistrates' Court

Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges over remains

Former Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers arrives at Manchester Magistrates' Court for an earlier court hearing

Former Co-op Bank boss ordered to pay £184,000 or face more jail

Students heading to university are being warned about a surge in scams targeting young adults (Photo: Pexels)

Scam warning for students heading to university - what to look out for

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'Unlimited’ contactless payments update may be coming - what it means

Robert Bush (left) at Hull Magistrates' Court

Man in court over funeral home probe charged with theft from charity

Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull

Funeral director in court over remains found at premises

Dawn Robinson, 41, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court.

Carer who stole £12,000 from vulnerable elderly client avoids jail

Catherine Edge, Deputy Head of Residential Property

Seven property scams, and how to avoid them

62 per cent of businesses are prioritising their protection against savvy scammers

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A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

The Government has to crack down on scammers - Andrew Vine

A poll of 2,000 adults, 18 per cent identify as a ‘cautious calculator'

Four in 10 Brits keep money affairs private - are you one of them?

A serial thief who is currently serving more than four years in prison has been convicted of further offences and told she will be deported.

Brazen pickpocket steals purse from diner's coat in Costa Coffee

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

A man from Middlesbrough has been arrested in connection with the investigation.

Yorkshire man arrested over tool which compromised £7.5m of accounts

Journalist Martin O'Hagan was shot dead by loyalists in 2001.

Man arrested in Yorkshire over murder of journalist charged with fraud

Specialist officers were continuing to search three of the firm’s sites, in Hull and Beverley, East Yorkshire, on Tuesday as the force confirmed more than 120 police and civilian staff are working on the case.

Man charged after bodies found at Hull funeral directors

Social media and telecoms firms have been urged to go ‘faster and further’ to prevent fraud.

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

Former Bridlington Post Office subpostmaster Lee Castleton, pictured in his home town of Scarborough. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Former subpostmaster ‘needs vindication’ as he takes legal action

Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months last year for defrauding four women of about £80,000 by making loan applications in their names.

Romance fraudster jailed after swindling woman he met on Tinder

Courts: Bank boss sentenced, badger baiters and rioter jailed and more

Fraud Minister Lord Hanson has advice for how to avoid rental fraud, as causes of the scam are on the rise.

'Three words could stop you from falling victim to rental fraud' By The Newsroom

Former Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers arrives at Manchester Magistrates' Court where he is accused of fraud by abusing his position. Photo credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Ex-bank chairman to be sentenced for fraud after handing himself in

Wake appeared at Teesside Crown Court.

Care home worker stole £12,000 from 100-year-old resident

Legacy Independent Funeral Directors: Police investigating funeral firm meeting 163 families in connection with ashes

Police pass file to CPS to consider charges over funeral firm

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Exclusive Government reveals how it will tackle scourge of nuisance behaviour

A cybersecurity expert has revealed four items you should immediately remove from your phone

Four things you should immediately remove from your phone

Authorities in the UK have intensified efforts to tackle illegal streaming devices such as modified Fire TV sticks and IPTV services

Can you go to jail for using a ‘dodgy’ firestick?

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