As criminals seek to capitalise on the Covid-19 pandemic, we are being urged to be more vigilant against fraud, particularly about sharing financial and personal information.
27 Mar 2020
Residents in Telford are reminded to be on their guard to bogus officials claiming to be police officers.
23 Nov 2018
A Shropshire husband and wife have been sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering offences.
14 Jul 2017
Police are urging people to be vigilant following a fraud offence in Newport.
3 Nov 2016
Police are warning Shropshire residents to be aware following a spate of attempted courier fraud incidents.
6 Jul 2015
Police are urging people to be vigilant after two courier fraud incidents were reported in Shrewsbury on Thursday.
13 Jun 2015
Police are continuing to warn people to be on their guard against telephone fraudsters trying to obtain bank cards or account details.
1 May 2014
Shropshire’s senior police officer today praised residents for realising they were being targeted by telephone fraudsters trying to obtain their bank cards.
5 Mar 2014
Police have launched a campaign to tackle an increasing number of incidents in which elderly and vulnerable people are being conned into revealing details of their bank accounts.
1 Mar 2014
Two Shropshire pensioners have fallen victim to a banking scam transferring thousands of pounds in savings to a false account.
18 Dec 2013
West Mercia Police are warning people looking for romance on the internet to be on their guard against fraudsters who will leave them broken-hearted.
29 Apr 2013
A man has been charged with two counts of assault by beating, common assault, criminal damage, travel fraud and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress following an incident on a train in Wellington.
28 Feb 2013
West Mercia Police has joined three other forces in the West Midlands region in a new national scheme aimed at helping to tackle the growing problem of fraud, including internet related scams.
2 Jan 2013
A 48 year old Telford woman has admitted five charges of dishonestly making a false statement in order to obtain increased Housing and Council Tax Benefit, to which she was not entitled.
31 Aug 2012
A fraudster jailed for two years was a small-time conman who took advantage of people's goodwill, a senior West Mercia Police detective said today.
5 Oct 2011
Police today warned pubs and shops in Shropshire to be on their guard against being offered fake Scottish £50 notes.
10 Aug 2011
A Shrewsbury man who appeared in the Crimestoppers ten “most wanted” people list for alleged fraud crimes in the UK was last night charged with 28 fraud offences after handing himself into Shrewsbury police station on Monday.
10 Aug 2011
A nation-wide search for a 28-year-old man alleged to have posed as a charity collector, has been called off after his arrest in Shropshire last night.
9 Aug 2011
A man who failed to answer bail after being arrested in April on suspicion of more than 30 allegations of fraud by false representation across Shropshire and Herefordshire one of Britain’s 10 most wanted suspected fraudsters.
2 Aug 2011
Four men jailed for their part in an “utterly ruthless” fraud which used a bogus company based in Shropshire, have been ordered by a court to pay back a total of almost £1 million.
4 Mar 2011
