Facebook started legal action against two Asia-based developers for allegedly installing malware on users’ smartphones through Android apps to generate fake impressions on adverts. Bloomberg reported the social media giant filed a complaint against Singapore-based JediMobi Tech and LionMobi (Hong Kong), which are accused of engaging in a practice known as “click injection fraud”. The […]
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A new system designed to tackle fraud in online shopping has been delayed for 18 months. Banks and retailers had been expected to introduce a new layer of security from mid-September. This would normally see a passcode sent to a customer’s mobile phone at the point of checkout for online purchases of £28 or more.
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Officers investigating a series of bank card thefts from housing estates across east London find a victim who took pictures of the gang as they stole her card from her communal post box. Detectives discover the gang were tipped off about the victim’s card being delivered by a corrupt bank employee and move in to
A man who lived in a council house in Britwell for more than 10 years despite owning his own property has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or face prison. Gavin Lescott, 41, was in the process of buying a property in Manor Park with his brother when he applied to be placed
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A victim of David Beckham ’s fraudster brother-in-law has revealed how he was left penniless and living in a car. Reg Bisson was hoodwinked by Darren Flood into handing over £130,000, including £100,000 from the proceeds of his late mother’s house. The rest came from pawning his mum’s jewels and heirlooms and a payday loan
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The warning comes as a charity worker buying his first home had £67,000 stolen after fraudsters hacked into emails sent between him and his solicitor. Conveyancing fraud is committed when criminals hack into the email chains between sellers and buyers and their solicitors and estate agents. Waiting for the right time (usually on the day
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FRAUDSTERS have stolen £20million of public money by exploiting a loophole in the government’s universal credit scheme, an investigation claims. Criminal gangs are using other people’s identities to apply online for the welfare payment and then claim advance loans on their behalf, according to a report by BBC News. The cost of repayments are then
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Sophy Retallick was spotted on CCTV taking cash from the purse of an 83-year-old woman she was supposed to be caring for between October 2017 and May 2018 in Truro, Cornwall. The crime, which has been labelled ‘appalling’ by the victim’s son, was caught on video after he noticed his mother’s purse had less money
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Fraud and errors related to payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions have reached record highs and are set to grow due to universal credit. The spending watchdog says the department’s annual accounts showed overpayments related to benefits have increased to £4bn (4.6%) in the last year – up from £3.7bn (4.4%) The
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A woman who was about eight months pregnant has been stabbed to death in south London. The 26-year-old was found with stab wounds at a home in Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath, Croydon, at 03:30 BST and pronounced dead at the scene. Scotland Yard said her baby was delivered by paramedics and taken to hospital. The
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