Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

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.

The This Is Money website reports that there has been a surge in scammers selling fake online courses during the COVID-19 lockdown, as more households take up learning whilst in isolation.
The online learning market has become the new Wild West, where learners can easily be hooked by increasing numbers of cowboys.

According to The Sun website, an ambulance service worker has been arrested for stealing face masks to sell online for exorbitant prices.

A man in his 20s is accused of taking protective items from medical centres across north London, after staff tipped off police officers.