Tag: Fraud
VAT fraudster ordered to repay £2.2m
A convicted fraudster from Lancashire, who was part of a VAT repayment fraud involving fake construction companies, must repay more than £2.2 million.
Salim Sakaria,...
Appeal to identify man in connection with courier fraud
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to after a woman was conned out of thousands of pounds...
Fake cops jailed: Bogus officers sentenced to 15 years for fraud
Four men, who pretended to be police officers as they conned over £100,000 out of elderly and vulnerable victims in a nationwide fraud, have...
Beware of Hajj fraud
Authorities team up to tackle fraudulent travel companies
Police forces across the UK have this month launched a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of...
Extremist scams
Former terrorist sympathiser arrested for £1m eBay fraud
A man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a £1m-plus fraud on eBay to...
‘She tried to ruin my life’
Sham marriage victim wants others to learn from his example
A Leeds man, who says he fell victim to an immigration marriage fraud whilst travelling...
Food Fraud: Restaurant fined for serving ‘misleading meat’
The director of a popular Leeds takeaway has been fined £500 and ordered to pay costs of over £2,000 after beef was found to...
Conman targeted music fans to fuel drug habit
Two year sentence for fraudulent ticket sales
A Birmingham man who conned thousands of pounds out of concert goers over 12 months in order to...
Rochdale clothing boss jailed for £1.25 million fraud
A Rochdale businessman, who pocketed nearly £1.25 million in two VAT repayment frauds, has been jailed for five years.
Mubbashir Alam, 39, of Maldon Street...
“We never received any money”: Fraud verdict set to be challenged
The ‘driving force’ behind of one of Bradford’s most profound food businesses is set to appeal a charge of fraud later this month after...
