Midlands Fraud Forum

A #Telford man is charged with 22 counts of fraud by false representation in £590k romance fraud over 15-year period #fraud #romancefraud cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/… via @cheshirepolice

HS2 subcontractor #fraud case sent to HMRC #privatesector #business pbctoday.co.uk/news/hr-skills… via @PBC_Today

For the first time ACFE’s Basics & Beyond event is coming to #BirminghamUK - and you’re invited, it is on 10th June 2025, NEXT TUESDAY #ACFE #Fraud Register now for this event:- bookwhen.com/acfeukchapter/…

‘Dramatic increase in complaints’ leads to investigation of ‘potential £300,000 motor #fraud’ in Telford shropshirestar.com/news/business/…

Investment #scams saw a 34 per cent increase in losses in 2024 hitting £144.4mn The UK Finance Annual Fraud report revealed £1.17bn was lost to fraudsters overall in 2024 with 3.31mn confirmed cases. #fraud #investmentfraud ftadviser.com/fraud/2025/6/2…

Senior operational manager at NHS trust in #Dudley admits to defrauding the trust of over £120,000 over a two-year span while expected to “safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests” @NHSCFA #publicsector #NHS uk.news.yahoo.com/former-dudley-…

The @UKSFO sets new guidance, stating if a corporate self-reports suspected wrongdoing and co-operates fully with investigators, it can expect to be invited to negotiate a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) #lawandjustice #DPA wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/ar…

A Blackpool nightclub owner and his accountant have been convicted for their involvement in a £4.9 million tax #fraud. #HMRC #Tax mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-…

A #fraudster who swindled £77k from primary school has to sell house to pay back stolen cash. A POCA hearing at Nottingham Crown Court heard she benefited £77,395 from cash she took. #lawandjustice #POCA uk.news.yahoo.com/fraudster-swin… via @yahooNewsUK

Ex-soldier jailed over £900k @DefenceHQ #fraud #publicsector #MoD civilserviceworld.com//professions/a…

Three accused over £5m #fraud at top Cardiff college #publicsector #education easterneye.biz/three-accused-…

A nursery finance manager has been jailed for more than two years after economic crime investigators were able to uncover the vast scale of a #fraud. #privatesector #insiderfraud uk.news.yahoo.com/finance-boss-s…

A haul of items seized by police reveals the scale and threat of payment fraud – a crime that can have significant emotional impact on victims #scams #awareness theguardian.com/money/2025/mar…

422 people have been arrested in a UK-wide campaign against #fraud, coordinated by the National Economic Crime Centre and @CityPolice @WMerciaPolice The activity was the fourth iteration of the multi-agency Operation Henhouse #crimeandpolicing #fraudcops nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation…

Action Fraud has launched a campaign, supported by Meta, to encourage people to take an extra step of online protection by enabling two-step verification for each online account they have. @actionfrauduk #2FA #cybercrime #hacking uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/warning-i…

Preventative measures agents can take to tackle rental fraud via @PropIndEye #NFIB reports 75% of reported rental fraud cases, resulted in losses nearing £9m across approximately 5,000 incidents last year @actionfrauduk #fraud #propertyfraud propertyindustryeye.com/preventative-m…

MPs raise concerns over ‘Orwellian’ powers to crack down on benefit #fraud #lawandjustice #legislation heraldscotland.com/news/national/…

The Financial Ombudsman Service expects to receive more than 37,000 #fraud and #scam complaints @financialombuds #counterfraud #fraudrisk ftadviser.com/financial-ombu…

First-party fraud: Half of UK thinks giving fake info for financial gain is ‘reasonable’ @CifasUK #counterfraud #fraudrisk yourmoney.com/household-bill…

Public procurement accounts for 13% of GDP across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development #OECD countries, representing a third of their total government expenditure. @ICAEW #fraud #procurementfraud icaew.com/insights/viewp…