A man has been sentenced for dangerous driving and fraud by false representation after deliberately causing a collision between three vehicles on the M62, and then attempting to claim for the vehicle damage through the third party’s insurer, AXA. Ejiofor Jovita Chijoke, also known as Ejiofor Chijoke Jovita, 37, of Blackburn Road, Bolton, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to an 18-month community order, with the requirement to complete 150 hours of unpaid work; and 12-months disqualification from driving, with the requirement to complete an extended retest. Detective Constable Haywood, of the City of London’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said: “This case is a prime example of how ‘Crash for Cash’ fraudsters have no consideration for the safety of the innocent road users that they target.
Small Welsh charity scammed out of thousands by clone website
The support group for men, which helps reduce loneliness and isolation, thought it had purchased a shipping container to turn into its new home, but it was a scam
The Eagles Nest Men s Shed group were scammed out of £2,600 when they tried to purchase what they thought was a shipping container from what turned out to be a clone website. (Image: The Eagles Nest Men s Shed group)
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£14.2 million was stolen in Suffolk by fraudsters, while in Essex £60.3 million was taken
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A total of £14.2 million has been stolen by fraudsters from Suffolk victims in the past year - mainly through consumer fraud, latest figures have revealed.
During the last 12 months to February - much of which covered the Covid crisis - there were 4,484 fraud reports in Suffolk, according to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB).
But a lot more has been stolen in Essex, with £60.3million taken and 17,190 reports.
Tim Passmore, Suffolk’s current Conservative police and crime commissioner, has previously lamented how criminals are taking advantage of the situation during Covid-19 to target the vulnerable, saying: I find this particularly upsetting.
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