Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

ICT Manager Cheated College Out Of £75k

As reported in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, an ICT Manager at Shelley College cheated his employer out of thousands of pounds by ordering goods in their name which were later sold on internet sites.

Richard Stewart Boynton was responsible for ordering IT equipment and making sure it was kept secure and documented on the Huddersfield college’s asset register.

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Employee Caught Stealing In eBay Sting

The Express & Star website reports that a man who stole from his employer in an attempt to pay back a £50,000 debt was caught after the business set up a sting operation.

Adrian Hale, from Walsall, worked as a picker with Brownhills company L&S Engineers – a supplier of spare parts to the construction and plant hire industries.

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Worker Stole Stock Worth £42k

Lincolnshire Live reports that an electrical wholesale company worker stole £42,000 worth of stock to fund his gambling addiction.

Gavin Phillips, an inventory controller, set up an eBay account to sell the stock he had stolen and falsified documentation to cover up what he was doing.

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Stolen £25k Closes Charity

As reported on the Lincolnshire Live website, a charity treasurer has been jailed after she swindled £24,500 from her employer – Cleethorpes Rescue Service – forcing it to close.

Roxanna Bridgeland, stole money and stock over five years, made false claims for Gift Aid and even sold a £13,000 life boat on eBay.

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Thief Caught When Reporting A Crime

According to the Newcastle Chronicle, a thief who stole £5,000-worth of electrical kit was busted by police when he reported being a victim of fraud himself.

Over four days in January, Robert Henderson-Rhodes stole two Apple MacBook Pros and an iPhone 6 from students who were studying in Northumbria University’s library.

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Warehouse Manager In eBay Scam

The Hull Daily Mail reports that trusted warehouse manager stole leather goods worth almost £25,000 from his employer before giving them to a woman to sell on eBay.

Many of Mark Johnson’s stolen goods were handed to Helen Parsons, who then used her children’s eBay accounts to sell them online.

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