Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines

Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines and to show more empathy for those caught up in the nightmare HMRC was said to have ‘lacked empathy’ in its relentless pursuit of scam victims Government suggested a law change to allow some victims a tax amnesty MPs on the work … Read more

Surgeon jailed over insurance scam and mortgage fraud must pay back £560,000 in three months

Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more

Surgeon jailed over insurance scam and mortgage fraud must pay back £560,000 in three months

Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more

Bank transfer scam victims still fail to get their money back

Losses to bank transfer fraud rose 5 per cent last year to nearly £480million as criminals cashed in on the coronavirus pandemic, but victims continued to be left out of pocket more than half of the time. Cases of so-called authorised push payment scams rose 22 per cent to just under 150,000 in 2020, according … Read more

Investment scam victims raise questions over fake Lloyds and NatWest accounts

Victims of sophisticated investment scams have questioned how Britain’s biggest banks are allowing fraudsters to set up bank accounts to harvest tens of thousands of pounds by posing as representatives of legitimate financial firms. Clone scammers peddling fake investment products stole close to £213,700 a day from Britons in 2020, with victims losing £45,242 on … Read more

Census scam: Ignore cold calls saying you’re facing a fine

Scammers are reportedly cold-calling households claiming they have filled in their Census forms incorrectly and ‘fining’ them. The 2021 Census is a legitimate survey conducted every decade to count the number of people in England and Wales, along with other details. It is a legal requirement to fill out the Census for all households. The … Read more

Mum faces being made homeless after being conned out of £2,250 in Gumtree flat rental scam 

Mother-of-four, 46, faces being made homeless after being conned out of £2,250 in Gumtree flat rental scam Shirley Jones, 46, arranged to move into a three-bedroom home & paid £2,250 She later discovered the ‘landlord’ was a tenant and had no right offering it to her West Midlands Police are investigating but the mum of … Read more

Mum faces being made homeless after being conned out of £2,250 in Gumtree flat rental scam 

Mother-of-four, 46, faces being made homeless after being conned out of £2,250 in Gumtree flat rental scam Shirley Jones, 46, arranged to move into a three-bedroom home & paid £2,250 She later discovered the ‘landlord’ was a tenant and had no right offering it to her West Midlands Police are investigating but the mum of … Read more

Scam victim who lost £239,000 of life savings reimbursed

Scam victim who lost £239,000 of life savings reimbursed by her bank after we intervened By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 March 2021 A scam victim who lost £239,000 of life savings has been reimbursed by her bank after The Mail on … Read more