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SFO – Serious Fraud Office – Swoop on 19 properties in International commercial loans fraud
Six suspects have been arrested during a search operation on 19 properties throughout England. Three are being held in custody to appear before magistrates. The action relates to an investigation into suspected advance fee fraud and commercial rent fraud. The searches, involving more than a hundred investigators and police officers, took place to prevent further loss to victims.
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Serious Fraud Office – Be aware! Current scams
You might not have heard of the very latest scams happening at the moment – keep up to date and be aware of current fraud by regularly checking the Serious Fraud Office web site.
Explore the different types of fraud and be aware of the biggest deceptions out there. Check out latest news for fresh updates [...]
Operation Respect – Partners join Police to reassure public and businesses in Inverness, Scotland throughout festive season
Northern Constabulary and its partner agencies are joining forces to increase safety in Inverness city centre throughout the festive season with the launch of the next phase of Operation Respect.
With the advent of the Winter Festival and the anticipated increase in the number of visitors to the city centre, key strategic partners formed the Inverness [...]
Cigarette selling ‘Tab houses’ target child smokers
Well-known brands are being sold cheaply to children, say investigators
Cheap cigarettes smuggled from abroad and sold illegally in “tab houses” are getting children hooked on smoking, trading standards officers have warned.
About 30% of under 18s admit to buying illicit tobacco, particularly in areas of deprivation, officials say.
The cigarettes are sold from private homes [...]
Public Warned Not to Fall For Email Money Scams
Inverness Crime Prevention Panel and Northern Constabulary are warning members of the public not to fall for email or telephone scams in which there are attempts to gain personal details.
There have been reports of people having received emails, purporting to be from banks, or people with acess to huge sums of money informing the [...]
Inverness Police issue warning to bank account holders not to disclose personal information
NORTHERN Constabulary is warning the public to take care of their personal banking information.
A number of people in the Inverness area have recently been contacted unexpectedly by telephone, and by email trying to induce them to impart personal and banking details.
Under no circumstances should any details be given, as Banks themselves advise they would never [...]
Sentencing of Christopher Proudfoot – Highnet Fraud
NORTHERN Constabulary welcomed the sentence handed out to Christopher Proudfoot for his involvement in embezzling money from Highland communications firm HighNet.
He was sentenced to three years and four months in prison following the hearing at Inverness Sheriff Court today.
Inverness Area Commander, Julian Innes said: “This case should serve as a warning to any employee thinking [...]
Bank Fraud – Distraction Theft
About 1445 hours on Tuesday 24th February 2009 two eastern European males entered the Bank of Scotland, High Street, Nairn, whilst a third male remained outside the bank acting as a lookout.
One of the males entered the bank and asked the cashier to exchange a large quantity of notes for smaller denominations. Whilst the cashier [...]