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Ex Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Reynolds to act as KwikChex Lead Investigations Consultant

10th June 2021

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With a huge increase in scams during the pandemic crisis, and growing demand from consumers for free and practical assistance, KwikChex has entered into a partnership with Steve Reynolds Consultancy, to enhance our resources. Steve is a vastly experienced investigator, with over 40 years of law enforcement experience in Essex Police and the Independent Police […]

FCA warns of new instant cash clones

11th February 2021

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The Financial Conduct Authority is calling on consumers to remain vigilant for fraudsters offering instant cash loans. After previously warning of an increase in unscrupulous scammers preying on unsuspecting victims during the pandemic, they are reporting that Monva Ltd is the latest firm to be targeted by such clone firm fraudsters. What is a clone […]

Identity Thieves Posing as Contact Tracers

20th July 2020

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News from the Federal Trade Commission in the US Please note we feel warnings such as this are relevant everywhere as similar scams are likely to be Worldwide. ———— People are being asked to remain vigilant as states witness a rise in the number of fake contact tracers using the COVID-19 pandemic to steal their […]

Fraudsters use crisis in targeting timeshare owners. What you can do if contacted.

2nd April 2020

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Further to recent general warnings and advice from KwikChex about increased activities by scammers, we are now receiving specific reports of attempts at defrauding timeshare owners. The latest attempts at scamming timeshare owners involve phone callers falsely telling Hilton Grand Vacations owners in the UK that the business is going into liquidation and offering services […]

Coronavirus scams and dangers

25th March 2020

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KwikChex seeing rapidly increasing online threats to consumers and businesses connected to coronavirus Fraudsters delight in exploiting ‘fear factors’ and the coronavirus crisis is demonstrating how they are using it in attempts to scam consumers. This situation particularly suits scammers as so many people are staying at home and using the internet far more for […]

Fraud Recovery Fraud – Beware the Double Sting!

11th March 2020

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KwikChex sees an increase in reports from consumers concerned about being caught out by cold-calling rogues offering to get their monies back after losing monies in initial scams. An increasing number of consumers are approaching KwikChex with stories of being contacted by people saying they can get monies back for them that were lost […]

‘Timeshare fraudster ordered to pay £1000’s to victims’

9th July 2019

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Further actions have taken place in a criminal case that KwikChex supported with evidence gained from investigations and consumer reports. Frank Madden was previously sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for operating a bogus holiday discount club scam and has now been ordered to pay back £20,000 and had further banning orders imposed. Read the article […]

Internet dater who conned women has been ordered to pay £179,000

4th March 2016

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Credits: Worcester Observer, by Lorna Morris, 3rd March A WORCESTER man who conned women he met on internet dating sites has been ordered to pay more than £179,000 under the Proceeds of Crime. Matthew Bart Samuels, of Broadway Grove, appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Monday (February 29) at a confiscation hearing where he was […]