Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

According to a story in The Leader, a Wrexham man has admitted handling and selling stolen Vauxhall parts worth thousands of pounds on eBay.

Mark Roberts had a stash of goods worth £38,000 which had been taken by an employee from the Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere Port.

In Blackpool, The Gazette reports that a supermarket worker stole goods worth an estimated £42,000 from his employer to sell on eBay in a “massive abuse of position”.

Daniel Cannon, 28, had access to the Asda warehouse in Fleetwood, from where he would steal mobile phones and tablets over a series of months.

According to the Sheffield Star, a crook stole counterfeit items – fake watches and boots – from a Trading Standards warehouse and sold them on eBay.

Kevin Johnson, jailed for four-and-a-half years, also handled designer shoes and accessories stolen from local vintage clothing firm Rocket Originals.

The Manchester Evening News carries a story of a binman who swiped 8,000 rolls of biodegradable bags from his employers and made more then £11,000 selling them online.

Paul Strickland was meant to hand out the bags on his rounds but instead he stole 1.5m bags and sold them on eBay at £7 a roll.

The Daily Star has a story of a postman who stole meerkat toys sent through the mail and sold them on eBay.

The popular stuffed soft toys were among the parcels, cash and greeting cards targeted by postal worker Bryan Kidd.

According to the Ipswich Star, a Mothercare worker stole childcare and maternity items worth nearly £12,500 over a three-year period and sold them on eBay.

Hannah Lewis also sold a stolen pushchair to an unsuspecting police officer, telling him she could get the item with a staff discount applied.