Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

According to the Teesside Live website, Martin Wilson, an employee of Turboactive, stole almost £16,000-worth of turbochargers from the company and sold them on eBay.

After receiving an anonymous tip-off, the company owner ordered one of the turbos and immediately recognised it as one of his own.

According to the Public Technology website, fraud perpetrated against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [FCO] last year amounted to over £130,000 and included an online shopping spree and the unsolved theft of £50,000-worth of expensive antique clocks from its London headquarters.

The Eastern Daily Press website reports that a police employee who sold car parts belonging to the force on eBay was caught out when stolen goods were bought by an undercover officer.

Scott Allcock spent 18 years working for Norfolk Constabulary as a parts officer, admitted to five charges relating to the incidents.

The Grimsby Live website reports that a pre-school group treasurer stole more than £18,400 in a breach of trust to help fund a spiralling gambling problem.

Kathyrn Dennis’s “despicable” fraud saw her pretend that the charitable organisation’s bank account had been repeatedly hacked in a bid to “cover her tracks”.

The Wirral Globe website reports that a man stole £30,000-worth of PPE from his employers and sold it on eBay – at a time when desperate medics were appealing for such equipment.

Gary Edwards’ thefts spanned two-and-a-half years, continuing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and he sold items at grossly inflated prices online.

As reported on the Leeds Live website, a British Gas worker defrauded his employer out of £11,000 to pay for his friends to go on holiday.

Tony Clamp’s fraud was discovered after a manager noticed multiple refunds had been sent to accounts linked to his grandmother.