Category Archives: Technology
Cashier Stole To Repay UK & Indian Debts
The Leicestershire Live website reports that a Tesco cashier stole £6,000 from the supermarket by pocketing £500 wads of cash rather than sending them to the safe to be banked.
Snehal Chevada was responsible for counting up the cash at the end of the day, stuffing separate envelopes with amounts of £500.
read moreWorker ‘Stole’ 41m Loyalty Points
The Telegraph & Argus website reports that a Morrison’s employee loaded 41 million points onto two bogus loyalty card in a £42,000 fraud.
Nathan King worked in the customer services department at the supermarket giant’s Bradford HQ and used the scam to buy expensive electrical items that he sold online to pay off debts and treat his family.
read moreFraud Risk From Student Selfies
The HR News website reports that students are being warned of the risks of sharing selfies holding their degree certificates.
Graduates taking photos and sharing them on social media provides an opportunity for counterfeiters to copy the latest university logos, crests, signatories, stamps, holograms and wording.
read moreGift Card Scam Netted £10k
The Manchester Evening News website reports that a former employee of fashion chain Footasylum defrauded the company of more than £10,000.
Christopher Osbourne began uploading cash onto company gift cards, ‘abusing his position of trust’ as a customer service team leader.
read moreNatWest Worker Stole £200k
As reported on the Southwark News website, a London man who stole more than £200,000 from the bank he was employed by has been jailed for three years.
Anthony Adade was found to have accessed several customer accounts, making fraudulent transfers worth over £200,000 in less than six months.
read moreBook Shop Worker Stole £3k
According to the Weston Mercury website, a Waterstone’s store manager stole £2,920 in order to pay for ‘a household and a half’.
Christopher Ashford used the shop’s stamp and save card scheme to recoup the money and pocket the cash from the till.
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