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Royal Mail stops 1 million scam mail items from reaching customers in six months

Posted: 04/07/2017

Royal Mail today announced that it has successfully stopped one million scam mail items from reaching UK homes since the launch of its latest drive against fraudsters in November.Ìý

Leicester counterfeiter/money launderer gets 2 years in prison

Posted: 27/06/2017

Following a prosecution brought by Leicester City Council Trading Standards Service, Vinay Kumar Hansrani (48) of Hall Close, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire has been sentenced to 24months imprisonment for money laundering and 12 months imprisonment for counterfeiting designer clothes. The sentences are to run concurrently.