Fraud

Fraud: Griffin Law Warns on HSBC Text Scam

UK workers are being targeted by a new SMS phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account. The scheme, uncovered by litigation specialists Griffin Law, begins with a text message […]

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Atradius Warns On Rising Business Sector Fraud- Check Your Customer Details

Trade credit insurer Atradius is warning businesses to be vigilant after seeing a rise in fraud during the coronavirus pandemic. The increase in impersonation fraud is believed to be as a result of opportunistic fraudsters seeking […]

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Fancy Trying a Fake Personal Injury Claim? You May Get Jail Time

A fraudster who submitted a false £4,000 personal injury claim has been handed an immediate 12-month prison sentence with no suspension following a successful private prosecution by Allianz Insurance and defendant law firm,Keoghs. The hugely […]

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Fraud: Doctor Struck Off After Faking PI Report Evidence

Horwich Farrelly, the leading insurance industry law firm, working in conjunction with LV=, one of the UK’s largest car insurers, has finally achieved its goal of seeing a doctor who had systematically falsified expert witness […]

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IBC and CANATICS Join Forces To Help Insurers Fight Fraud

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) Board of Directors recently agreed to create an industry advisory group, to ensure a smooth transition of anti-fraud services to a single entity. Currently, two entities, IBC and Canadian […]

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Consultancy.Org Estimates UK Suffers Over £1Billion in Serious Fraud

The latest from the Consultancy.org website makes for grim reading within the insurance sector. Fraud is still increasing, and cyber attacks are growing in severity and sophistication. After major cases of fraud declined drastically in […]

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Fraud: Fake Insurance Claim Wins Director a Suspended Sentence

A company director has been sentenced after he doctored a ‘Form of Acceptance’, which he’d used previously, in an attempt to bypass his policy’s claim limit and falsely gain £405k from the insurer. On Tuesday […]