Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes are blocked

Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes have been prevented by lenders, stats show The British Business Bank has been administering the bounce back loan scheme Scheme was launched in May to help businesses restart after the first lockdown So far, nearly £46billion has been lent to firms under bounce back … Read more

Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction?

Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction even though I’d never had an account and never made the purchase? Ethan Patterson, 18, spotted two suspicious purchases at the start of November He said the transactions were fraudulent as he had never had an account   The money was initially refunded but was … Read more

WSJ op-ed writer says Jill Biden’s doctor title ‘sounds and feels fraudulent’ sparking fury

A Wall Street Journal op-ed has sparked fury after it argued Jill Biden‘s doctor title ‘sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic’.  Columnist Joseph Epstein, 83, labelled the future first lady, 69, ‘kiddo’ in the piece published Friday in which he said she should ‘think about it and forthwith drop the doc’. … Read more

Up to £3.5bn of furlough cash may have been paid out in wrong or fraudulent claims

Up to £3.5BILLION of furlough cash may have been given to fraudulent companies or handed out in error, HMRC chief reveals, as Rishi Sunak prepares to scrap wage subsidy scheme next month HMRC boss Jim Harra said as much as 10 per cent of furlough could be suspect The Government has paid out a total … Read more

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent in COVID safe disclaimer

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits his bizarre new Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent as he states he ‘does not endorse’ his OWN views in the business’ ‘COVID safe’ disclaimer By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:27 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 04:28 BST, 1 September 2020 Coronavirus denier Pete Evans has … Read more