Fraud

Preston Crown Court.

Gambling addict jailed for £150k fraud

Fugitive fraudster Pamela Gwinnett in a Spanish police van.

Pamela Gwinnett jailed for fraud

When the news reached the Spanish island of Tenerife, residents on social media started to post unverified sightings of the 62-year-old fugitive in the Los Cristianos area

'Brass neck' fraudster Gwinnett to appear at Preston Crown Court

Donna Pope used the Ormskirk company credit card to buy holidays, pay for car insurance, phone bills and make Amazon orders amongst other purchases.

'We hope she uses her time behind bars to reflect on her actions'

Pamela Gwinnett, known as the Black Widow, was arrested by officers at Manchester Airport last night after returning to the UK to face justice for her crimes.

Chorley woman known as the Black Widow arrested at airport

Chorley fugitive who fled to Tenerife captured after months on the run

Manchester City Council is committing £1m for a new underground station at Manchester Piccadilly.

End of the line for fare dodgers as new ticket barriers rolled out

Vulnerable pensioners from Lancashire cruelly targeted by O2 sim card scam

Pensioners targeted by cruel O2 sim card scam

Victim Care Lancashire with Clive Grunshaw

This is how many people Victim Care Lancashire helped in 12 months

In the past 48 hours Martin's Funeral Directors in Preston has been the subject of raids, arrests, vandalism and deleting all traces of social media

Martin's Funeral Directors delete Facebook pages after vandalism

Con artist who fleeced pensioner of £300k tracked down in Tenerife

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following a proactive stop and search in Preston

Man arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences after stop search

Richard Shaw, a former council employee who stole nearly £900,000 from vulnerable benefit claimants, used part of the money to buy a holiday lodge in Lancashire

Former council worker jailed for £900k fraud bought Lancashire lodge

Nadia Hussain preyed on the kindness of a pensioner and stole her life savings with a string of lies

Fraudster conned kind-hearted pensioner out of life savings

Police have issued a warning after three courier fraud attempts were reported in Lancashire in a single morning

Fraudsters posing as police target elderly in courier scam calls

Sibtain Hussain has been jailed after trying to scam Lancaster University applicants out of nearly £50k.

Student attempted to scam university applicants out of nearly £50,000
A former Lancaster University student attempted to scam international applicants out of tens of thousands of pounds.
Sean Gleaves

A man has been charged following a series of thefts from vehicles in Darwen

Man charged following series of thefts from vehicles

Shop worker made thousands stealing 19,000 scratchcards and lottery tickets

Shop worker embezzled £400 a week in scratchcards and lottery tickets

Police have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to as they investigate multiple reports of fraud in East Lancashire.

CCTV images released of men wanted in connection with ATM frauds

Patrick Coyle swindled elderly and vulnerable victims out of thousands of pounds for work that was never done

Bogus builder preyed on elderly victims and conned them out of £25,000

An elderly man has been conned out of a mobile phone after being duped by a fraudster using a fake banking app in Lancashire

Elderly man tricked by fake banking app in phone sale scam

Asset recovery has long been a global problem for law enforcement.

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A man has been charged following a burglary and theft in Morecambe earlier this month

Man charged following burglary and theft at home

A Preston man has been handed a suspended prison sentence for his part in a massive £28 million timeshare fraud

Lancashire man among 14 convicted in £28m timeshare fraud

More than half of all students have been targeted by fraudsters

Fraud minister reveals crackdown has been launched on uni scammers

Fugitive who stole £300k from old woman reportedly spotted in Tenerife

A man has appeared in court accused of romance fraud worth more than £590,000

Man in court over £590,000 romance fraud allegations
A man has appeared in court accused of romance fraud worth more than £590,000 involving victims in Lancashire and five other areas.
Sean Gleaves

Students heading to university are being warned about a surge in scams targeting young adults (Photo: Pexels)

Scam warning for students heading to university - what to look out for

(Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

'Unlimited’ contactless payments update may be coming - what it means

Tom Lee (pictured left) and Freddy Young (picture right) fleeced a Lancashire pensioner out of £37,000 for “shockingly poor” roof repairs

Rogue traders conned pensioner out of £37k for botched roof repairs

Danielle Houghton has been jailed after stealing nearly £10,000 from a 91-year-old woman she was meant to be caring for

Carer spent nearly £10k of dementia patient's cash on Netflix and KFC

Residents in Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to stay vigilant after a surge in scam text messages claiming people owe money for parking fines

Council warns of scam texts demanding payment for parking fines

A man has been charged in connection with alleged romance fraud worth more than £590,000

Man charged over £590,000 romance fraud allegations

Colin Thackeray, 63, from Ormskirk.

I lost £25,000 to cruel scam after my mum died

The police have launched an investigation after a number of antiques and memorial coins were stolen during a burglary at a property on Meadow Road in Knaresborough

Local tradesman charged with stealing jewellery from client's home

62 per cent of businesses are prioritising their protection against savvy scammers

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Fake NHS psychiatrist with forged degree forced to pay back over £400k

A poll of 2,000 adults, 18 per cent identify as a ‘cautious calculator'

Four in 10 Brits keep money affairs private - are you one of them?

Two men have been charged following a spate of shed and vehicle break-ins across Lancashire

Two men charged following spate of shed and vehicle break-ins

A serial thief who is currently serving more than four years in prison has been convicted of further offences and told she will be deported.

Brazen pickpocket steals purse from diner's coat in Costa Coffee

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

Social media and telecoms firms have been urged to go ‘faster and further’ to prevent fraud.

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

A man has been charged after £6,000 worth of electronics were stolen in Preston

Man charged after £6k worth of electronics stolen in burglary

A gang of fraudsters swindled vulnerable elderly victims out of £1 million across the UK have been jailed

‘Despicable’ fraudsters conned elderly victims out of over £1 million

Fraud Minister Lord Hanson has advice for how to avoid rental fraud, as causes of the scam are on the rise.

'Three words could stop you from falling victim to rental fraud' By The Newsroom

Two teenagers were arrested after thieves were spotted trying car door handles in Warton

Teens arrested after being caught with suspected stolen bank cards

£28 million worth of assets have been recovered from a Lancashire gang who fraudulently obtained Bitcoin

£28m recovered from gang who stole Bitcoin by exploiting glitch

A judge had to postpone the hearing for a second time because Steven Lee Jnr jumped bail instead of facing angry victims who were packed into the public gallery at the Crown Court in Preston

Cowboy roofer goes 'on the run' to avoid £176k fraud prison sentence

Two people were arrested after suspected Class A drugs were seized in Chorley

Two arrested after suspected Class A drugs seized during raid

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Exclusive Government reveals how it will tackle scourge of nuisance behaviour

A cybersecurity expert has revealed four items you should immediately remove from your phone

Four things you should immediately remove from your phone

(L-R) Zulkernan Mahmood, Rehan Yousaf and Jonathan O’Grady used a TV ad featuring an EastEnders star to scam £1 million from pensioners

Man involved in £1m scam using ad featuring EastEnders star on the run

Authorities in the UK have intensified efforts to tackle illegal streaming devices such as modified Fire TV sticks and IPTV services

Can you go to jail for using a ‘dodgy’ firestick?

Rebecca Burney

The Cumberland Building Society reaffirms its commitment to protecting customers...

A person looks at their bank card and mobile phone. PIC: Alamy/PA

How to identify scam phone calls - what to watch for

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