Application fraud

[Andy008]

Whilst many people will be familiar with identity fraud, does anyone know if there have been any successful prosecutions for application fraud in this country?

By that I mean lying on applications for credit cards and mortgages, like inflating salaries, I read something saying that 14,500 such application were successful last year, but I've never heard of anyone being arrested, let alone prosecuted for it.

[factor-fiction]

Is this another part of your strategy for being untraceable (as in your other recent postings)? What sort of application fraud are you considering?

[Ethel]

Yes there are prosecutions for this - it is called 'gaining a pecuniary advantage by deception' and people have gone to prison for it. One example of many:
http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/3789778.Pair _jailed_for_mortgage_fraud/

[Ethel]

And another one

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/t m_objectid=16440930&method=full&siteid=50082&h eadline=jail-for-mortgage-fraud-millionaire-na me_page.html

[Doc.Spock.1]

I think it is very enterprising.

Have'nt MPs and Bank managers been doing the same thing for years.

[sara3]

you can be prosecuted for making a false statement or false declaration for benefits by the DWP. an attempt is enough, there doesn't have to money involved.

[Doc.Spock.1]

If I was ever to emmigrate I would, one month prior to departure, apply for every loan offered through junk mail.


Then bu55er off with the money.