Source: BBC News, 12th March 2013 Finger Fraud! A Brazilian doctor faces charges of fraud after being caught on camera using silicone fingers to sign in for work for absent colleagues, police say. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
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P!ss Poor Phish
Just to get us started, here is an oldie… Worst phishing attempt ever, I mean really come on! Ignoring the fact that I have no account with Western Union… From “WesterUnion” no space between the words Western and Union Subject: “Update Profil” What’s a profil? How do you update such a thing? False URLs See popup when hanging…
MCO Fined £544,505, Credit License Revoked by OFT
Source: OFT, 9th August 2012 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed a £544,505 financial penalty on the online payday lender MCO Capital Limited (MCO) for breaching the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, including its failure to adequately verify the identities of loan applicants. The OFT has also revoked MCO’s consumer credit licence. Be…
The Life of the “Lord of Fraud”
Source: Mail Online, 11th July 2012 It seems to us that “Lord” Hugh Rodley should choose a different career… 1980 – under the name Hugh McGough, the Irishman admitted forging document and obtaining goods by misrepresentation, for which he was jailed for 15 months 1987 – Convicted of three charges of obtaining property by disception…
UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO): Can it Survive Tchenguiz Humiliation?
Source: BBC News, 31st July 2012 In this too-long roster of SFO boo-boos and setbacks, today’s judgement – that warrants obtained by it for searching the homes and business premises of Vincent and Robbie Tchenguiz were unlawful – is perhaps its most embarrassing. In an existence of almost 25 years, the SFO has never commanded…
Former Anglo Irish Boss Charged with Fraud
Source: Channel 4 News, 24th July 2012 The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank is charged in Ireland over a failed insider trading scam. The court heard the 64-year-old replied “no comment” when charged with 16 offences by gardai attached to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in a city centre garda station. Each…
BBC Rogue Traders’ Dan Penteado Admits Benefit Fraud
Source: BBC News, 26th June 2012 A presenter on the BBC consumer affairs programme Rogue Traders has admitted illegally claiming housing and council tax benefits totalling £24,000. Dan Penteado, 40, from Westbourne, Bournemouth, admitted eight offences of dishonestly or knowingly claiming housing and council tax benefits. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Former Lloyds Worker Jessica Harper in £2.5m Fraud Charge
Source: BBC News, 25th May 2012 A former head of security at Lloyds Bank has been charged in connection with an alleged £2.5m fraud. Jessica Harper, 50, of Croydon, south London, is accused of submitting false invoices to claim payments, between September 2008 and December 2011. At the time she was working as head of fraud…
