Category Archives: Technology

The Oxford Mail website reports that an anti-fraud Santander manager has been jailed for 18 months for targeting the elderly and vulnerable customers during a four-year £179,900 fraud.

Charlotte Mills preyed on the accounts of customers, mostly in their 70s and 80s, that she had met at the branch in Abingdon.

The Wales Online website reports that a credit union employee abused her position of trust to steal tens of thousands of pounds.

Joanne Pecherzewska reactivated dormant accounts – knowing in many cases the clients had left the country and were untraceable – and used them to generate almost £59,000 worth of loans for herself.

The Chronicle Live website reports that bosses of a butchers chain were left “heartbroken” when a trusted employee stole thousands of pounds from them in a “sophisticated” fraud.

Phillippa Neville hatched a plan to steal thousands of pounds from her employers through fraudulent bank transfers, even though she had worked for Premier Meats for more than 20 years.

As reported by the Eastern Daily Press website, a worker attempted to steal fishing equipment worth more than £3,000 after fraudulently accessing gift cards.

Robert Wood worked at Angling Direct and used the company’s computer system to access gift cards, which he then used to buy fishing tackle.

The South Wales Argus website reports that a convicted fraudster jailed for a major scam swindled her new employers out of thousands of pounds.

Michelle Rickett was given ‘a second chance’ by the firm despite being told she was imprisoned for a £100,000 con a decade ago.

We’re not 100% sure that this isn’t an April Fool’s gag, but the Daily Mail website reports that supermarkets have been forced to add GPS tracker systems to meat to deter thieves from stealing high-value products.

The Co-op have put plastic containers on foods that can only be opened by checkout staff.