Mother and sons sentenced for duping victims out of £300,000
Four people have been sentenced after pleading guilty to fifteen counts including Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Obtaining Money by Deception…
Police bank branch response scheme prevents £1.4m of fraud in Dyfed-Powys Police area in first half of 2021
Staff at banks, building societies and Post Offices worked with the police to stop £1.4 million of fraud through the Banking Protocol rapid scam response in the…
Swansea council report found one in 10 Covid grant claims were fraudulent
MORE than one in 10 Covid grant claims submitted to Swansea Council were fraudulent, figures have shown. Applications for six…
Fall for the person, not the profile – Police Tackle Romance Fraud
THE PUBLIC are reminded to stay safe online as reports of romance fraud rise 26% in a year. Police forces…
Man jailed for confusing bank and post office staff with sleight of hand
A man has been jailed for four fraud offences after purposely confusing post office and bank staff with sleight of…
Advice for communities to help avoid coronavirus frauds and scams
POLICE have issued a series of tips and advice for people to bear in mind during the coronavirus outbreak –…
Council’s fraud team recover more than £200,000 of overpayments
SWANSEA Council’s two-man fraud team has helped recover more than £200,000 of overpayments back to the public purse, but it…
CPS decision in grant case criticised
“Justify it or withdraw” says a councillor who feels he’s being blamed for the lack of prosecution in a grant…
No prosecutions for Pembroke Dock fraud case
THERE will be no prosecutions relating to the Pembroke Dock grant scheme fraud allegations, currently ongoing for more than five…
Three sentenced following multi-million pound fraud investigation
Three men have been sentenced for their part in a fraud which resulted in a number of Welsh Government grant-funded…