Category: identity fraud

Voter identity checks may discriminate against ethnic minority communities, watchdog says – The Independent

Posted April 23rd, 2018 in elections, identity fraud, minorities, news, race discrimination by tracey

‘Plans to force voters to show photo identification at polling stations may discriminate against people from ethnic minority communities, the equality watchdog has reportedly warned. The new rules – being trialled to prevent voter fraud – would also hit the young and old, those with disabilities and transgender people, the Equality and Human Rights Commission claims in a leaked letter to Cabinet Office minister David Lidington.’

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The Independent, 22nd April 2018

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Organised criminals stealing identities of dead people to get cheaper car insurance – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 26th, 2018 in identity fraud, insurance, news by tracey

‘Organised criminals and fraudsters are stealing the identities of dead people in order to get cheaper car insurance, it has emerged.’

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2018

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Websites allowing illegal activity ‘complicit in crime’ – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2017 in crime, drug offences, firearms, identity fraud, internet, money laundering, news, passports, prostitution, sale of goods by sally

‘Websites that do not prevent the sale of illegal goods are complicit in cyber-crime, a crime chief has said.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2017

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Law Society fails in bid to throw out claim by firm over false ‘Find A Solicitor’ entry – Legal Futures

Posted August 29th, 2017 in appeals, duty of care, fraud, identity fraud, internet, law firms, Law Society, negligence, news by tracey

‘The Law Society has failed in its bid to strike out a negligence claim by a law firm that was the victim of a fraud after the details of another firm it had checked on the society’s online “Find a Solicitor” (FAS) facility turned out to be false.’

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Legal Futures, 29th August 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Finance and Divorce Update, August 2017 – Family Law Week

Posted August 3rd, 2017 in consent orders, covenants, divorce, family courts, financial provision, identity fraud, jurisdiction, matrimonial home, mortgages, news, restraint orders by tracey

‘Naomi Shelton, Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP, analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during July 2017.’

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Family Law Week, 2nd August 2017

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MPs urged to pass law against online ‘catfish’ imposters tricking women into sex – The Independent

Posted July 18th, 2017 in crime, fraud, identity fraud, internet, news, parliament by tracey

‘MPs are to be urged to outlaw the practice of ‘catfishing’, which refers to online predators using fake dating profiles to trick victims into sexual relationships.’

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The Independent, 17th July 2017

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Identity fraud reached record levels in 2016 – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2017 in identity fraud, news, statistics, young persons by tracey

‘Young people are a growing target for identity theft cases, which have reached record levels in 2016, fraud prevention organisation Cifas says. Almost 25,000 victims of fraud were aged under 30, with the number of under-21s defrauded rising by a third.’

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BBC News, 15th March 2017

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Law Society may intervene in landmark fraud case – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 6th, 2017 in appeals, identity fraud, indemnities, land registration, Law Society, negligence, news, solicitors by sally

‘The Court of Appeal will be tasked with offering landmark guidance on the liability of professionals where property is purchased through an ID fraud. The Gazette exclusively revealed last week that City firm Mishcon de Reya faced a £1m payout after its client Dreamvar was duped into buying a London property from a tenant posing as the owner.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th February 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Jail again for fraudulent ex-solicitor who hijacked law firm’s identity – Legal Futures

Posted October 25th, 2016 in costs, fraud, identity fraud, law firms, news, recidivists, sentencing, solicitors by michael

‘An ex-solicitor has been found guilty and jailed for five years for five counts of fraud by false representation – his second spell in jail for fraud after he previously stole from his firm’s client account’

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Legal Future, 21st October 2016

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Identity fraud up by 57% as thieves target social media – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2016 in identity fraud, internet, news, reports, statistics by sally

‘The number of victims of identity theft rose by 57% last year, figures from fraud prevention service Cifas suggest.’

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BBC News, 5th July 2016

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Police must say if dead children’s identities stolen, say parents – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2016 in children, identity fraud, inquiries, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

‘Bereaved parents have demanded that police reveal whether the identities of their dead children were stolen by undercover officers who spied on political groups.’

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2016

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UK fraud costing ‘£193bn a year’, new study suggests – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2016 in fraud, identity fraud, news, reports, statistics, tax evasion by tracey

‘The annual cost of fraud in the UK has been estimated at £193bn – equal to nearly £3,000 per head of population – according to a new report.’

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BBC News, 25th May 2016

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Teenage girls given 12 months youth detention over Facebook baby kidnap plot – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2016 in conspiracy, detention, fraud, identity fraud, internet, kidnapping, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘Two teenage girls have been sentenced to 12 months youth detention for conspiracy to kidnap babies in September last year.’

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The Independent, 21st May 2016

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Paedophile posed as Zoella to groom children online – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 18th, 2016 in child abuse, identity fraud, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘A sex predator who pretended to be fashion blogger Zoella Sugg has been jailed for eight years for grooming children online.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2016

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New guidelines published on the prosecution of those who abuse victims online – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 4th, 2016 in Crown Prosecution Service, harassment, identity fraud, internet, pornography, press releases, prosecutions by tracey

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidelines on social media to incorporate new and emerging crimes that are being committed online and to provide clear advice to help the prosecution of cyber-enabled crime.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2016

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Past deception to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain may lead to status being revoked – Free Movement

Posted January 13th, 2016 in identity fraud, immigration, news by sally

‘The case of Huang & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (“No Time Limit” Transfer: Fraud) (IJR) [2015] UKUT 662 (IAC) arises from the provision of false or incorrect identity information by asylum seekers who were initially refused asylum but who were then never removed and were later granted status under the Legacy amnesty backlog clearance programme.’

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Free Movement, 12th January 2016

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Court of Appeal considers EU deportation, public revulsion and “imperative grounds” – Free Movement

Posted January 6th, 2016 in appeals, assault, deportation, EC law, freedom of movement, identity fraud, immigration, interpretation, news, proportionality, robbery by sally

‘In Secretary of State for the Home Department v Straszewski [2015] EWCA Civ 1245 (03 December 2015) Moore-Bick LJ, giving the leading judgment, finds that public revulsion is not generally relevant to decisions to deport under EU law.’

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Free Movement, 6th January 2016

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Bogus solicitors given jail time for providing immigration advice – Legal Futures

Posted July 7th, 2015 in fraud, identity fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who falsely claimed to be a solicitor has been jailed for 15 months after being guilty of providing unregulated immigration advice and services, while another who was actually a bus driver has been handed a suspended sentence.’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2015

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Police stole identities of dead children as old as 17 – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2015 in children, freedom of information, identity fraud, news, police by tracey

‘The identities of dead teenagers as old as 17 were stolen by undercover police officers, according to figures released by Scotland Yard after an MP’s near two-year battle to expose the information.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2015

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Former Racial Equality Council leader jailed for identity theft – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2014 in identity fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A respected campaigner on racial equality has been found guilty of stealing another man’s identity, living and working under the false name for more than 20 years.’

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The Guardian, 25th November 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk