DWP shares photoshop fails sent by benefit fraudsters claiming to live in UK
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared some shameless photoshop fails from fraudsters claiming to live in the UK and claiming benefits.
There was a surge in Universal Credit claims from abroad during the coronavirus pandemic, the DWP said. One picture shows a man crudely photoshopped outside a front door after being asked to send proof he lived in the UK.
Digital forensic analysts and investigators from the DWP's counter fraud office in Newcastle have been working through the bogus claims, which totalled £8.6bn last year, reports ChronicleLive.The experts also noticed the same front door appeared in photos sent in by a number of claimants trying to prove they lived in the UK.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: “When the pandemic hit, we saw a surge in Universal Credit claims, which demanded an extraordinary response to help all those in urgent need. "Regrettably, unscrupulous fraudsters took advantage but we are rooting them out and have already reviewed 900,000 claims.
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