Police move in on suspected fraudsters in Broadstairs
Three men have been arrested after police intercepted a suspected fraud by rogue builders taking place in Broadstairs. Kent Police received a report on the morning of Tuesday 9 August…
Bogus police continue tricking Kent residents out of thousands of pounds
East Kent residents are reminded to beware of criminals posing as police officers who ask for financial details over the phone following several recent incidents. Kent Police has received 19…
Greedy Herne Bay fraudster stole over £200,000
A Herne Bay fraudster, who stole from a business in Thanet to pay for extravagant goods, has been jailed at Canterbury Crown Court Benjamin Cullen abused his position as the…
Care company workers jailed for stealing from vulnerable victims in Canterbury
Two women who burgled the house of an elderly victim have both been jailed. Kirsty Wallis and Angela Lawrence stole jewellery and a purse containing the woman’s bank card after…
HMRC phone scams plummet by 86 per cent in Kent and South East
Phone scam reports have fallen by 86 per cent in the South East over the last year, new regional data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. In the…
Three arrested after man is conned out of £80,000 in east Kent romance fraud
Three people from Kent have been arrested as part of an investigation into a fraud in which a man was conned out of thousands of pounds. Officers from the Eastern…
‘Gardener’ charged with Gravesend burglary
A man who carried out gardening work at a property in Gravesend has been charged with burglary. The man approached the homeowners on 17 June 2022, where along with another…
County raids see jewellery worth £25,000 seized £150,000 in cash and 13 arrests
More than a dozen arrests have been made as part of a large-scale fraud investigation being led by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. On Wednesday 15 and Thursday…
Third man jailed after attempted Thanet cash machine fraud
Library image A third man has been jailed for a scam in which a group tried to steal bank cards and details of cash machine users in Thanet. Attaul Qayyum,…