Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

The Sidmouth Herald reports that a fence was caught selling thousands of pounds of stolen machinery on ebay after an undercover detective posed as a buyer on the online auction site.

The man offered the detective other stolen items and promised he would be getting new supplies of similar tools soon.

A mother-and-daughter crime duo have admitted being part of a shoplifting gang who sold their stolen wares on Facebook.

Dawn Bainbridge, 46, and Claire Bainbridge, 21, took clothing and property from high street chain stores which would then be advertised for sale over the social networking site and on eBay.

This story from across The Pond, where a Long Island woman was arrested after she was found trying to sell 800 stolen Lego play sets online.

Police said that Gloria Haas, 53, was in possession of around $59,000 (£35,000) worth of the toys, according to the Latin Post.

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The Mouth Of The Tyne reports that two North Shields brothers have been jailed for selling stolen goods valued at more than £38,000 on the website Gumtree.

The case came about following a long-running investigation led by police from the North Shields Neighbourhood Policing Team.

According to the North Devon Journal, a disgruntled employee took revenge on his bosses by stealing £20,000 of medical supplies and sold them on eBay.

Graham Rust had worked at the same firm for 24 years but felt his efforts were not recognised by his employers