The Midlands Fraud Forum (MFF) promotes awareness of fraud issues & promote best practice. Both private & public sectors must combat fraud together.
Midlands, UK
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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/ches… via @cheshirepolice
HS2 subcontractor #fraud case sent to HMRC
#privatesector #business pbctoday.co.uk/news/hr-skill… 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/e…
‘Dramatic increase in complaints’ leads to investigation of ‘potential £300,000 motor #fraud’ in Telford
shropshirestar.com/news/busi…
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-dud…
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-… via @yahooNewsUK
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-bo…
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/m…
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/n…
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/wa…
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/prev…
MPs raise concerns over ‘Orwellian’ powers to crack down on benefit #fraud
#lawandjustice #legislation
heraldscotland.com/news/nati…
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/viewpoint…
