Fraud

Fraud: One Insurance Exposes `Blatant’ Fake Injury Claim

As fraud in the insurance industry rises by another 5% to £1.2 billion, One Insurance has successfully brought proceedings against claimant, Mr Patrick Beasley, who falsely exaggerated his injuries after a traffic accident in 2014. […]

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BGL Launches AI-Powered Anti-Fraud Software

BGL Group has today announced the successful launch of new and market-leading counter fraud ‘pre-sale’ technology. The substantial investment by BGL has involved the development of another bespoke algorithm which, for the first time, uses […]

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Stop The Scams Campaign Launched by IFB

A national campaign, called ‘Stop the Scams’, has been launched by the insurance industry to help the public spot signs of scams and report them to the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) Cheatline following predictions that […]

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HMRC VAT Deferral Email Is Latest Covid Phishing Scam

Business owners have been the target of a new email phishing scam purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The scam, which was uncovered by accountancy outsourcing specialists Lanop Outsourcing, uses official HMRC branding […]

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Fraud Attempt Every Five Minutes, Says ABI

The latest from the ABI: The industry’s relentless pursuit of insurance cheats to protect honest customers is delivering results, with the equivalent of nearly 300 fraudulent claims and just over 2,000 dishonest applications being detected […]

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Scams, Fraud and Insurance Crime Round Up August 2020

Just some interesting cases we spotted online recently; DORSET Dorset Police stopped a speeding Range Rover recently, posting a photo to their Twitter account with the following comments; “The driver of this £70,000 Land Rover […]

Legal

How Much Furlough Fraud is Out There? Over 4500 Cases Noted So Far

A commercial lawyer is warning that business owners run the risk of being prosecuted by HMRC and having to pay tax and penalties because of Furlough Fraud and Business Bounceback Loan Fraud and that the […]