As reported by Coventrytelegraph.net counterfeit cigarettes were found hidden in a worker’s socks when trading standards officers searched a shop in Earlsdon, Coventry. Officials are asking people in the city to report any suspicions they have of shops selling or supplying fake goods. Their warning comes after they discovered illegal cigarettes and tobacco at the Loulaff store, in Moor Street, Earlsdon. Read Article
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As reported by Scotsman.com counterfeiters are flooding the Lothians with “high-quality” fake £20 banknotes which are coated in hairspray to make them harder to detect. An Eastern European gang is believed to be behind the scam after first using the counterfeit Bank of England notes to rip off drug dealers. Read Article
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Hounslowchronicle.co.uk reported that a trio from Heston and Hayes who ran a fake college have been jailed for a total of 22 years. Sohail Akhtar and Noasheen Muhammed, both of Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, and Waqar Bhatti, of Avondale Drive, Hayes, used the institution as a front to grant visas to bogus students. Read Article
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According to Westminster Police, the gaming scams are run by “professional, organized criminals from eastern Europe who are highly skilled in conning unsuspecting visitors to London out of their cash in card games”. Read Article
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As reported by Telegraph.co.uk, Fazool Gajraj, 42, took thousands in deposits from students and other house hunters for properties he did not own. One victim even moved into her new home, only for the real landlords to come round the next day and tell her to move out. Read Article
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Arabianbusiness.com reported that, two UK nationals have confessed to orchestrating a GBP £1m (US$1.5m) taxi scam in order to fund regular trips to Dubai, it was reported. Read Article
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Northantstelegraph.co.uk reported that, officers who raided five addresses in Kettering and Northampton earlier today (Thursday, March 14) have seized firearms, ammunition and counterfeit money. Read Article
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As reported by Nation.co.ke, they call it “cash for crash,” a scam whereby criminals cause a minor road collision, then claim thousands in insurance money. But when a stage-managed accident went wrong on the A40 in Buckinghamshire, an innocent woman lost her life. Read Article
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According to Thesundaytimes.com.uk, hundreds of investors were cheated out of millions of pounds in the biggest land banking scam to have ever come to court. Read Article
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According to Cambs.police.uk a brother and sister have been jailed after they were caught with more than £1,700 in fake £20 notes at Newmarket Racecourse. Read Article
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