Insurance claims

Fake Luggage Claim Ends With Conviction, No Jail Time

A mother-of-two has been sentenced for attempting to defraud her insurer, AXA, through a fraudulent travel insurance claim worth over £3,000. Chanelle Bell, 28, of Page Street, Westminster, London, claimed that her luggage had gone […]

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Fake Cancer Insurance Claim: Woman Sentenced

A woman from Kent has been sentenced for alleging she had terminal cancer in an attempt to defraud her insurer out of over £130,000. Gemma Goodwin, 38, of Brent Way, Dartford, forged medical documents stating […]

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Hey Students, Don’t Fall For That `Cheap Car Insurance’ Scam

The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) is reminding young people to remain wary of ‘ghost brokers’ as this age group continues to be a target for this type of fraud. The […]

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IFED Warning: Covid-19 Insurance Scammers Are Out There

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) in partnership with City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) are warning the public to be alert to a potential rise […]

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Fraud: Crash-For-Cash Gang Jailed, With IFED Help

On Monday 2 December 2019, four men were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after they committed a ‘crash for cash’ but couldn’t get their story straight. The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department […]

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Insurance Fraud: Another Grenfell Scammer Jailed

A woman was jailed in December after she exploited the tragic incidents of the Grenfell Tower fire, Manchester Arena Bombing and London Bridge terror attack to make several fraudulent insurance claims, amid a series of […]