A landlord group has expressed its concern over online scam property viewings taking place across the UK.Read More
Recent cases, criminal strategies and preventative measures you must consider. An ongoing issue within conveyancing, we bring you the latest advice and highlight the risks that could be a threat to your firm. If you know of a conveyancing fraud case or guidance we should be covering, please email press@todaysconveyancer.co.uk.
A report from the World Economic Forum has ranked cybercrime among the top three most likely risks that the world is set to face this year.Read More
Whilst the majority of legal areas have felt the impact of fraud, conveyancing seems to be the one that has been hit the hardest.Read More
Lawyer Checker is pleased to announce its recent achievement of the ISO 27001 accreditation and the Legal Eye Quality Standard.Read More
A convicted fraudster who masqueraded as a freeholder and took over £10,000 of potential tenant deposits is still at large.Read More
Lawyer Checker is delighted to announce the launch of our new website.Read More
This article was written by Commercial Director at Lawyer Checker, Gerry McFall Email modification fraud is one of the most prominent forms of cybercrime. Highlighted in the Autumn Update of the SRA’s Risk Read More
The Law Society has warned that any emails purporting to be them regarding ‘Find a Solicitor’ profiles should be treated with caution.Read More
A recent report has indicated that banks are not doing enough to target online fraud, despite it being the most prevalent crime in England and Wales.Read More
Cybercrime has been influenced and in many ways further enabled by the speed of technological advances, especially the internet. These crimes are affecting people and business globally on a daily basis.Read More
A couple in the midst of a property transaction has yet to recover almost £60,000 after falling victim to a property scam.Read More
Whilst it’s been a year of ups and downs, one thing seems to be certain for 2017 – risk is not going away.Read More
Lawyer Checker is pleased to be attending this year’s annual conference and dinner hosted by the Conveyancing Association (CA).Read More
A couple in the midst of a property transaction found they’d have fallen victim to a property scam after sending almost £60,000 to an account they thought belonged to their conveyancer.Read More
The latest conveyancing scam has seen a mother and daughter tricked out of their life savings.Read More
APP scams can be easy to fall for.Read More
A report has been published by the Payment Systems Regulator on the steps it has taken to protect consumers from APP scams.Read More
Time is running out for conveyancing professionals to implement anti-fraud measures introduced by a legal regulator.Read More
A mother and daughter who were jailed after carrying out a £1.2 million property scam cannot return the proceeds of their crime, as they have almost no money. The case of Laylah De Cruz and her Read More
Redbrick Solutions are delighted to announce that the South West Police Cyber Crime Unit will be delivering a not to be missed presentation ‘The Cyber Threats You Can’t Risk Ignoring’ at the Bristol Law Read More
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