Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

As reported on the Warwickshire Police website, five men who were working at a parcel courier company conspired to steal high-value items including computers, TVs and electric bikes.

The men placed new delivery labels over existing parcels, in order to get them delivered to addresses under their control.

According the Express website, a paramedic stole an estimated £3,000-worth of medical equipment from the NHS during the pandemic and attempted to sell it on eBay.

Rainer Morgan-Kavanaugh stole items including an oxygen canister and a heart monitor from a storeroom.

An article featured on The Guardian website explores the booming resale market for Jellycat soft toys, with UK retailers reporting a surge in “Jellies” being stolen.

There is a flourishing secondary market for these toys – a result, in part, of the way the company releases limited-edition toys and “retires” favourites.

The BBC News website reports how a shopkeeper turned detective to track down a shoplifter after discovering Jellycat soft toys stolen from his business for sale online.

Garden centre owner Charlie Groves watched CCTV recordings of a woman concealing the high value toys in a pram before piecing together her identity.

According to the Hull Daily Mail website, a thief who stole stock from his employer and sold it online, was caught out by leaving his computer logged in to eBay during his lunch break.

Patrick Reilly stole the stock and also charged the courier delivery costs back to the company, in a fraud worth close to £10,000.

According to the City Of London Police website, a haul of 2,361 counterfeit watches has been seized by police during raids in Leeds.

Jeremy Smith sold the watches from an eBay account and two websites but at a court hearing there was no evidence to suggest that he knew they were fake.