Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

An article on the ITProPortal website reports that business fraud is booming and suggests that companies are creating environments that increase fraud risk.

Business and accounting fraud (suspected in the recent case of Patisserie Valerie’s accounting black hole) is a serious problem across the country.

The Hull Live website reports that a warehouse manager stole over £40,000 worth of stock from his employer to sell on eBay, to pay for his home renovations.

Paul Bloice worked for Euro Car Parts, and routine checks found that a high volume of goods had been ordered, but not received at the Hull depot.

The St Helens Star website reports that a postman stole people’s post containing more than £7,000 of electrical items to fund a gambling addiction.

Mark Anthony Foster stole 17 postal packets over a nine-month period, mostly mobile phones, before selling the stolen goods on eBay.

The Leicestershire Live website reports that man snatched an Apple watch and escaped from the shop in Leicester by pretending he was on his phone.

Viorel Mihai lifted a watch from a tray held by a staff member, who was distracted, talking to a customer.

The Nottinghamshire Live website reports that a prolific shoplifter who stole luxury handbags to fund a lavish lifestyle is to have £37,000 of her personal possessions sold online.

Police will be selling off Sophie Ingram’s designer shoes, clothing and other valuables on eBay, after a judge ordered her to hand over the goods – or face an extra year in prison.

The Northern Echo website reports that an employee of a motorcycle supplier who was asked to deliver three motocross bikes – worth £3,000 each – failed to do so, selling them instead, to pay off a drug debt.

Kyle Goulding was employed and trusted by Callum Wood, despite having a previous criminal history for theft.