Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

As reported on the International Business Times website, UK borders have intercepted counterfeit goods worth over £500 million, mainly from China, Hong Kong, and Turkey.

According to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO), counterfeiters are now prioritising high-value goods rather than mass-market fakes.

According to the Kent County Council website, a significant counterfeiting operation has been dismantled at a Dartford business park.

Following a tip-off, Trading Standards officers and Kent Police seized a substantial quantity of goods, including branded clothing, fragrances and cosmetics.

According to the BBC News website, a man stole at least £1m worth of car parts from his parts distribution centre employer.

Konrad Labinski – jailed for two years – had worked for the company for over 20 years when police found a stash of stolen property at his home address.

According to the Manchester Evening News website, an IT worker stole laptops worth over £67,000 from his employers before selling them online.

]James Bardsley made ‘serial, organised’ thefts whilst working for a recruitment consultancy business for about two years.

The BBC News website reports that an NHS doctor and her husband have been jailed for 10 months each after selling stolen hospital PPE on eBay during the COVID pandemic.

Dr Attiya Sheikh and Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling the personal protective equipment.

According to the Independent website, Jellycats, the sought-after soft toys are being targeted by criminal shoplifting gangs and thieves.

Garden centres, gift and bookshops up and down the country are facing incidents of shoplifting that has left traders thousands of pounds out of pocket.