An automated police run system is stopping 450,000 cases from being investigated by police officers adequately, and the cause is an unprecedented rise in financial crime.
Home Office Minister Ben Wallace released the figures after being questioned about whether or not financial crimes in the UK were being dealt with properly. A Lib […]
The Financial Conduct Authority announced back in 2017 that they were investigating the motor financing industry, to ensure that consumers were not being caused harm, to understand how finance products were sold and, to see if the market is functioning as well as it could be. In March, the FCA published an […]
Action Fraud, The Financial Conduct Authority and Government ministers have all warned of the dangers of cryptocurrency and how dangerous the lack of regulation in the market is. Statistics released by Action Fraud show that in June and July, victims reported losing an average of £10,000 per person, with 203 reports made […]
Wyndham Vacation Rentals celebrates the opening of Waikiki Village in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA. This marks the 10th property in the Myrtle Beach area alone.
Wyndham hotel group is an American hospitality company. It is the holding company for RCI and other lodging brands such as Oceana Resorts. It is composed of […]
Have IVA’s been mis-sold ?
Thousands of people may have been mis-sold debt repayment plans which were too expensive and could be due compensation. An industry regulator has found that some customers were given inadequate debt advice and charged large fees by firms offering IVA’s (Individual Voluntary Agreements).
An individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a formal […]
Judson Phillips has been struck off by the American Bar Association following his involvement in a timeshare scam, which Westgate Resorts and its affiliates vigorously tried to shut down. Phillips has been somewhat of a controversial figure since he founded the Tea Party Nation in 2009. The Tea Party Nation is a […]
New figures released from the City of London Police Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department reveals that 17-24 year olds are extremely susceptible to fraudsters selling fake car insurance known as ‘Ghost Brokers’.
The figures show that from November 2014 – July 2018, the majority of reports received by Action Fraud have come from 17-24 […]
A new report states that £500 Million has been stolen from customers of British banks in the first half of 2018 alone.
Industry group UK Finance says £145 Million of the stolen amount was due to APP scams, or Authorised Push Payments. APP crime is the fastest growing type of crime and these […]
An unnamed 40-year-old man has appeared in a Singapore court to face charges for his suspected involvement in a series of timeshare recovery scams.
It is alleged that between 2014 and 2017 the 40-year-old had cheated more than 20 timeshare membership owners out of approximately $600,000 by claiming to terminate their timeshare memberships. […]
Imagine your loved ones were scammed out of everything they had worked their whole lives for
That’s exactly what happened to one family whose elderly parents were conned by someone they trusted. Syed Bukhari pretended to be ‘Gerry’ from the bank and went on to steal more than £350,000 of their lifesavings including […]
You are able to pursue a claim yourself to the Financial Ombudsman Service without incurring a fee
