Category Archives: Technology

The Coventry Live website reports that a thief who stole alcohol on three occasions from the same store in Warwick has been banned from every Sainsbury’s in the UK.

Kelly Toolan is not allowed to enter any Sainsbury’s store in the UK until April 2022 after a shoplifting spree this year which netted her £350-worth of booze.

The This Is Money website reports that there has been a surge in scammers selling fake online courses during the COVID-19 lockdown, as more households take up learning whilst in isolation.
The online learning market has become the new Wild West, where learners can easily be hooked by increasing numbers of cowboys.

An article on the ITProPortal website reports that business fraud is booming and suggests that companies are creating environments that increase fraud risk.

Business and accounting fraud (suspected in the recent case of Patisserie Valerie’s accounting black hole) is a serious problem across the country.

A phone shop manager who stole almost £8,500 from his employer then threatened to release customers’ confidential details if they didn’t hand over his back-pay.

Kyle Headford pocketed the cash he was supposed to be banking for the company whilst he was working as a store manager in Hartlepool.

Mail Online reports that a PA to a property tycoon stole over £8,000 from her boss to pay for her addiction to Candy Crush and other gaming apps.

Hollie Johnson was trusted to handle the personal finances of Joey Esfandi, CEO of Dwyer Estates, but stole £8,830 to buy ‘boosters’ which help players move up levels within a game.

The Mail Online website reports that a husband and wife team were left on the brink of financial ruin after an employee who became their family friend stole £75,000 from their extraction system business.

Over three years, Dianne Polson stole the huge sum through various ‘random’ refunds through the company’s system directly onto her own bank card.