Would you report someone you knew for benefit fraud?

meer53

Oopsadaisy wrote: »

Do you have her number??

I have her number and website address but there are thousands of women like this on t'internet !
She's nothing special, charges average rates, £150 per hour for an "incall" blah blah blah.
What really annoys me is that she tells my 10 year old daughter that she's a "hairdresser" Yeah right !
One day, my daughter will know the truth !

Pollycat

£8K a month!

Not bad for an average workrate of less than 2 hours a day.

biscit

Wee_Pilsbury wrote: »

I would - as long as I knew for certain that she was and it wasn't a case of just believing she was.

Well put.

Actually, I'm not sure now that I would. I have no ethical problems, and won't criticise anyone who does report, but I'm not sure I could.

meer53

biscit wrote: »

Well put.

Actually, I'm not sure now that I would. I have no ethical problems, and won't criticise anyone who does report, but I'm not sure I could.

I have nothing against women selling their bodies, it's their choice, BUT what i do have an objection to are HER morals. My daughter spends every weekend with this woman, she herself has 2 small children, what will they think ? Not just about what she does but the fact that she's a benefit and tax cheat.
Plus, she's just greedy, if you do it as a job, pay your tax like the rest of us have to, i can't wait till she gets found out, i hope i hear about it !
Don't think i will, my ex might let me know, we have a good relationship now, he was the one who suggested it in the first place !

janninew

Wee_Pilsbury wrote: »

I would - as long as I knew for certain that she was and it wasn't a case of just believing she was.

How could you ever know for certain though? Go through her bank statements? Watch her house for a couple of days to see if he did live there?

I would love to know what actually happens if somebody is accused of benefit fraud, some on here say that all benefits stop whilst an investigation takes place. I just can't believe this, what if the person has children? Surely more than one random accusation is needed?

If they do investigate and she is doing nothing wrong, where is the problem?

Wee_Pilsbury

janninew wrote: »

How could you ever know for certain though?

That's the problem though - unless you know the person fairly well or they are blabbing all over the place about it you never can be sure.

What I do know is that DWP don't have the resources to target every suspected fraud case they are advised of (I work for them but it doesn't make me a bad person ) and that the more detailed information people can give about the suspected fraudster, the more chance that case has of being investigated further. Unfortunately, a very pragmatic approach but we live in financially stringent times!

meer53

I know for certain 100% that she is doing this, this is why i have no qualms about reporting her. If i didn't know for sure, i wouldn't have done it.
My ex husband told me, gave me her webaddress, plus all the reviews of her "services" on the internet. She has children but she also has a partner who earns nearly £100,000 per year (my ex) so stopping her benefits just means that she'll have to cancel the all inclusive holiday to Cuba that she's just booked !
I don't quite understand Janninew's comment about watching her house ? This woman sees men in an apartment which she pays rent on, solely for this purpose. She explains this on her website.
I couldn't be more sure about what i've done, i have more than enough evidence ( i can also provide personal photos that show that she is the same person as on her website ) to back up my claim, i've already provided this to HMRC.

Oldbiggles

meer53 wrote: »

I know for certain 100% that she is doing this, this is why i have no qualms about reporting her. If i didn't know for sure, i wouldn't have done it.
My ex husband told me, gave me her webaddress, plus all the reviews of her "services" on the internet. She has children but she also has a partner who earns nearly £100,000 per year (my ex) so stopping her benefits just means that she'll have to cancel the all inclusive holiday to Cuba that she's just booked !
I don't quite understand Janninew's comment about watching her house ? This woman sees men in an apartment which she pays rent on, solely for this purpose. She explains this on her website.
I couldn't be more sure about what i've done, i have more than enough evidence ( i can also provide personal photos that show that she is the same person as on her website ) to back up my claim, i've already provided this to HMRC.

Magazines such as “Women” pay good money for stories like this.

dacouch

qetu1357 wrote: »

If she is getting £8k a month net (£96k a year, equal to around £200k gross) why the hell is she claiming benefits too!?

Apart from the greed aspect a lot of people who have "jobs" that are not legal including drug dealers, escorts etc etc often claim benefits as it keeps them off the radar. If they do not claim then they run the chance of the taxman asking how they survive with no income and investigating them.

meer53

Oldbiggles wrote: »

Magazines such as “Women” pay good money for stories like this.

LOL ! Thanks for that Oldbiggles, the girls at work are always on at me for the latest instalment, saying i should write to one of the mags. But i wouldn't go down that route, i'm a better person than she is, or will ever be.