Police question Leamington fraud suspect after a woman paid for tablet online - and never received it

A Leamington fraud suspect has been questioned by police after a woman paid for tablet online - and never received it.

The 24-year-old woman was questioned under caution as part of Warwickshire Police's recent investigations into fraud.

In total, officers have questioned a total of eight people across the county over the past few days.

A 28-year-old woman and 35-year-old man, both from the Stratford area, were questioned under caution about their alleged role in a fraud where two people are reported to have taken out a loan for more than £1,000 in someone else’s name.

A 21-year-old woman from Rugby was questioned under caution following a report a woman in her 70s had been conned out of more than £7,000.

This investigation began after a report that someone doing shopping for the woman during the pandemic had made more than 370 unauthorised transactions on her bank card.

In a separate incident, a 22-year-old man from Rugby was voluntarily interviewed under caution after a man was conned out of more than £5,000 as part of an online scam.

The other incident in the county are as follows:

- A 29-year-old man from Nuneaton was arrested on suspicion of fraud in connection with an allegation that someone took payment for two motorbikes and failed to deliver them last year. He was later bailed while enquiries continue.

- A 33-year-old man from Exhall was arrested after it is alleged he fraudulently invoiced clients of the Nuneaton based company he worked for.

- A 29-year-old woman from Bedworth was questioned under caution following a report that someone had fraudulently spent more than £800 on the victim’s credit card.

Enquiries are ongoing into all of these reports.