Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

The Beccles & Bungay Journal website reports that a printing firm employee stole £300,000-worth of specialist book and sold them cheaply on Amazon.

Christopher Nunn was caught when a member of the public purchased a volume of a legal book from Amazon, before querying the cheap price with the publishers.

The Mail Online website reports that a British Army soldier has been jailed for stealing almost £150,000 worth of equipment and selling it on eBay.

Tarj Sevier stole items – deemed ‘attractive’ to terrorists and criminals – such as night vision goggles, helmets, armour and bulletproof plates.

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.