Insurance claims

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 […]

Travel Insurance

IFED & ABI Warnings on Fake Travel Insurance Scams

With many people taking the October half term as the first opportunity to holiday abroad since travel was halted by Covid-19 restrictions last March, the City of London Police is reminding the public that fraudulent […]

Fraud

IFB Helps Get Persistent Fake Crash Fraudster Jailed

Martell Randall, 30, of Tangley Grove, Wandsworth, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court, for conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. The outcome follows an investigation by City of London […]

Insurance Regulation

Fake Financial Adviser Gets Jail Time

The latest update from the FCA for you; Ian Hudson sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for fraudulent trading and carrying on regulated activities without authorisation Today, at Southwark Crown Court, His Honour Judge Tomlinson sentenced […]

News

Ghost Broker Spared Jail Time, After IFB Action

A fraudster who pocketed nearly £18,000 for selling fake car insurance has been sentenced, following an investigation led by City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), supported by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB). […]