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Hotels on Booking.com urged to ‘secure their systems’ amid rise in scams

04 December 2023 by

Booking.com has urged its partner hotels to install two-factor authentication after a rise in phishing emails in recent months.

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Wake-up call: be ready for new fraud regulations

03 August 2023 by

Companies will soon need to prove that they have taken steps to prevent fraud cases or be held accountable. Jason Cropper reports

Hotels warned over fake reservations made via Booking.com News

Hotels warned over fake reservations made via Booking.com

05 June 2023 by
Hotel investment scheme director banned for 'misleading investors' News

Hotel investment scheme director banned for 'misleading investors'

04 November 2022 by
Takeaway boss given nine-year ban after falsely claiming £31,000 Bounce Back Loan News

Takeaway boss given nine-year ban after falsely claiming £31,000 Bounce Back Loan

03 November 2022 by
Mobile catering duo banned for wrongly claiming £20,000 Bounce Back Loan News

Mobile catering duo banned for wrongly claiming £20,000 Bounce Back Loan

26 October 2022 by

Dudley night club managers and staff prosecuted for fraud and illegal security News

Dudley night club managers and staff prosecuted for fraud and illegal security

23 September 2022 by

On Friday 9 September, a Dudley man and a woman were prosecuted for offences under the[...]

Hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 in employee tax contributions is jailed News

Hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 in employee tax contributions is jailed

08 July 2022 by

A hotelier who pocketed almost £500,000 of his employees’ PAYE and National Insurance contributions has been[...]

Restaurant to contact police after fraudster makes fake bookings for more than 100 covers News

Restaurant to contact police after fraudster makes fake bookings for more than 100 covers

17 February 2022 by

A Derbyshire hotel and restaurant is planning to contact the police after a fraudster made fake[...]

Liverpool pizza boss jailed for VAT fraud News

Liverpool pizza boss jailed for VAT fraud

27 August 2021 by

A Liverpool takeaway boss who failed to declare his true income to evade a £103,551 tax[...]

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Hotel manager who stole more than £100,000 from employer jailed

A hotel manager who stole more than £100,000 from his employer has been jailed for two years and eight months. "

20 January 2020 by
How to... prevent loss through fraud and staff error Advice

How to... prevent loss through fraud and staff error

19 December 2019
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A few tweaks can have a significant impact on an operator’s bottom line and stop profits being diverted from the till, says Malcolm Muir

Bangor restaurateurs banned for under-declaring sales Restaurant

Bangor restaurateurs banned for under-declaring sales

14 August 2019
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Five arrested in investigation into alleged Patisserie Valerie fraud Restaurant

Five arrested in investigation into alleged Patisserie Valerie fraud

24 June 2019 by

Hotel owner sentenced for £34,500 benefits fraud Hotel

Hotel owner sentenced for £34,500 benefits fraud

20 May 2019 by

Restaurateur brothers jailed following £3m tax scam Restaurant

Restaurateur brothers jailed following £3m tax scam

04 February 2019 by

Restaurant owner jailed for tax fraud served directorship ban Restaurant

Restaurant owner jailed for tax fraud served directorship ban

24 January 2019 by

Restaurant

O2 Arena restaurant owner sentenced after stealing £1m in tax by claiming business ‘made pottery'

20 December 2018 by
Finding the fraudsters: How TripAdvisor spots fake reviews Hotel

Finding the fraudsters: How TripAdvisor spots fake reviews

23 November 2018
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A TripAdvisor ranking can be make or break for a hospitality business. Some operators are buying positive reviews to boost their business, but the website is cracking down. Emma Lake reports

Serving a red herring? Seven per cent of fish found to be cheaper alternatives Restaurant

Serving a red herring? Seven per cent of fish found to be cheaper alternatives

15 October 2018
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