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2. DWP to tackle social security 'errors' with new search and seizure powers; The new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill is set to tackle potential benefit overpayments and will give the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) more investigative powers
3. Furious Rachel Reeves calls Jeremy Hunt 'unbelievable' for suggesting she should be 'grateful'; Chancellor Rachel Reeves criticised the Tories for leaving the economy in a terrible state as she set out her plans for a Covid Commissioner to claw back money lost to fraud
4. DWP issues Universal Credit identity guideline update; The DWP states the change in guidelines is to crack down on fraud
5. DWP benefits and Universal Credit reforms: See full list of changes for claimants including PIP; The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of changes to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits and Universal Credit system, including a major overhaul of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system
6. DWP explains first step you need to take before your first Universal Credit payment; Once you have submitted your Universal Credit claim, you will need to verify your identity, this helps to link the right person to the right claim as well as reduces the chance of benefit fraud
7. Fraudsters could use these tricks to turn your big 2024 holiday into a nightmare; Fraud experts are warning that some 'special travel offers' may turn out to be cons from crooks trying to relieve you of your hard-earned money
8. DWP shares update on which 15 bank accounts it will check under new snooping powers; The DWP will be able to snoop on the bank accounts of people on Universal Credit and other benefits from 2032, it has been confirmed
9. DWP orders man who claimed benefits for nearly 200 fake kids to pay back £2million; Ali Bana Mohamed, from Manchester, was issued an ultimatum to return costs of £2million or be faced with further jail time -it comes after he made an elaborate scheme to claim benefits
10. DWP issues warning after people asking to submit passports to get £301 cost of living cash; The warning came from a video posted to the DWP's Twitter account this week and comes at the same time millions are receiving their first £301 cost of living payment
11. Cutting benefit fraud and error could have 'funded extra £300 cost-of-living payment'; Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said Tory ministers had been 'asleep at the wheel' over cash lost to fraud and error by DWP
12. Brits warned to look out for five scams in 2023 from fake apps to card theft; Which? Money editor Jenny Ross has warned of five of the most common scams going into 2023 with fraudsters taking advantage of the cost of living crisis to swindle money
13. Fraud victims rarely get justice as only one in 200 cases leads to prosecution; A 2021 study estimated fraud costs victims over £137billion a year, but a police think tank has warned cases are not a priority for most forces in the country
14. Cost of living scams warning as thousands receive fraudulent texts and emails; Criminals are using the cost of living crisis to scam thousands of people out of money and gain their personal details -- here's the scam messages you should look out for
15. Sinister cost of living scam could drain your bank of £1,500 -what to watch out for; Fraudsters are pretending to be a loved one in financial turmoil by sending a text or WhatsApp message to a relative asking for an average £1,500 to help pay their bills
16. Money Talk: 'Is it ever ok to wear and item and then return it back to shop?'; 'Wardrobing' is where you buy an outfit, wear it, and then return it for a refund. It is considered as a form of 'return fraud' by shops with staff being told to inspect items in case they've been worn
17. Scammers run expensive electronics through Asda self-serve till as apples and pears; Dandre Day, his girlfriend Courtney Tilley and accomplice Darren Tilley admitted fraud at Birmingham Magistrates Court and were ordered to pay £159.33 compensation to the store on top of fines and other costs
18. Rogue trader disappeared after tricking pensioner into paying £8,000 for new garden; Jack Lee, 49, agreed to renovate widow Linda Hall's garden and driveway at a cost of £8,300 but, having been handed £7,000 upfront for materials, he never returned
19. 'World's most secure card' will help tackle fraud that costs Brits £620million a year; Lanistar say bulletproof protection will help millennials with their money
20. Scammers home in on the over 60s as startling stats show sharpest rise in ID fraud; EXCLUSIVE: Each day there are more than 600 new victims of fraud with many not knowing they are until receiving a bill or seeing a drop in their credit rating
21. Taxpayers face being ripped off billions by fraudsters targeting Covid-19 rescue schemes; The Policy Exchange think tank fears measures introduced to save individuals and businesses from economic ruin are especially vulnerable to scams because of the sheer size and speed of the packages introduced
22. Bride-to-be 'grieved for someone alive' after best friend's fraud cost her £50,000; Kimberley Baker was fooled into thinking she had landed a dream job in children's services alongside bridesmaid-to-be Helen Dove -but it cost her thousands and destroyed her wedding plans
23. One in seven people guilt of committing fraud without even knowing it; Fronting has been named as the most common type of fraud - where the owner of a car names someone else as the main driver to save on insurance costs
24. Fake tickets cost Brits more than £365 each last summer amid new fraud warning; Festivals, Wimbledon 2019 and even the Women's World Cup - fake tickets are on the rise and here's how to make sure you don't fall for it
25. Holidaymakers' bogus £45,000 food poisoning scam foiled by 'best holiday ever' Facebook posts; Michael Jameson, Jane Weir, Claire Elizabeth Weir and Janet Louise Weir, from Liverpool, invented a holiday sickness claim which could have cost Jet2 £45,000 in compensation
26. Widow, 82, robbed of almost all her £10,000 life savings by fraudsters posing as her telephone provider; Dolly Cavanagh was conned over a lengthy phone call of almost £10,000 - saved up by her and her late husband Tony
27. Pictured: British trader hunted by FBI 'after using Twitter to con shareholders in £1million scam'; James Craig is charged with using social media to cause havoc on Wall Street in a scam that has cost American investors £1.1million
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