Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection
Thieves Post Hauls On Tumblr
As reported on Mail Online, there is growing trend where brazen shoplifters post their ill-gotten hauls on social media platform, Tumblr.
Growing communities of mainly young women are posting photos – and accompanying hashtags, such as #shoplifting – to advocate the so-called ‘lift life’.
read moreHousekeeper Sold Medical Supplies On eBay
As reported in the Bristol Post, a hospital housekeeper sold stolen medical supplies online to help fund treatment for his autistic son.
Maciej Rodziewicz was rumbled when an eBay customer bought nicotine patches that were marked ‘Property of Bristol Royal Infirmary’.
read moreGambling Addict Stole £8k Of Clothes
The Essex Chronicle gives details of a gambling addict who embarked on a three-month shoplifting spree that netted her more than £8,000 of goods.
Joanna Daniszewska pleaded guilty to stealing high-end clothing from six different shops in Chelmsford, including Coast, Oasis and Phase Eight.
read more‘Pro Fence’ Spied On By Neighbour
The Leicester Mercury reports that a ‘professional fence’ who handled stolen goods to sell on eBay was monitored by a nosey neighbour, who kept a log of suspicious late night visits to his home.
The resident in Melton Mowbray, watched doorstep transactions taking place at the home of Darren George McKenzie.
read morePostman Put Stolen Goods On eBay
A crooked postman stole computer and video games that he was supposed to deliver to addresses in Inverclyde and then sold them on eBay.
Suspicious bosses caught the thief after setting up a surveillance operation complete with ‘test packages’, a court was told.
read moreStolen Pirelli Tyres Sold On eBay
As reported by Cumbria Crack, a man has been sentenced for his part in the theft of Pirelli tyres valued at £102,000.
Mark Claxton was in dire financial straits when he stole high value tyres while working at a distribution depot next to Pirelli’s Carlisle site.
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