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Lofthouse Brass Band 'bogus emails' reported to fraud team | Lofthouse Brass Band 'bogus emails' reported to fraud team |
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A "deliberate attempt" to sabotage a West Yorkshire brass band's progress in a renowned competition has been passed to a police fraud team. | A "deliberate attempt" to sabotage a West Yorkshire brass band's progress in a renowned competition has been passed to a police fraud team. |
Lofthouse Brass Band was deemed to have used ineligible players after winning the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships fourth section. | Lofthouse Brass Band was deemed to have used ineligible players after winning the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships fourth section. |
They were later exonerated as a bogus email account had been used to remove some registered players. | |
The national fraud and cyber crime centre Action Fraud has been informed. | The national fraud and cyber crime centre Action Fraud has been informed. |
The Wakefield-based band, conducted by Andrew Whitaker, won the title at St George's Hall in Bradford on 5 March and qualified for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. | The Wakefield-based band, conducted by Andrew Whitaker, won the title at St George's Hall in Bradford on 5 March and qualified for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. |
The Yorkshire Brass Band Championships confirmed emails were sent in Mr Whitaker's name ahead of the competition removing several key players from the registration list. | The Yorkshire Brass Band Championships confirmed emails were sent in Mr Whitaker's name ahead of the competition removing several key players from the registration list. |
A full list of band performers has to be registered two weeks ahead of the contest. | A full list of band performers has to be registered two weeks ahead of the contest. |
Mr Whitaker said further emails were sent in his name after the competition to rival bands telling them the band "had won with ineligible players". | Mr Whitaker said further emails were sent in his name after the competition to rival bands telling them the band "had won with ineligible players". |
'I was gutted' | 'I was gutted' |
He said: "I don't think anyone in the brass band community has experienced this before. | He said: "I don't think anyone in the brass band community has experienced this before. |
"On contest day at registry, they checked our players against a list and found three on there that we didn't have registered. | "On contest day at registry, they checked our players against a list and found three on there that we didn't have registered. |
"We went on stage knowing there may be a chance we would be disqualified." | "We went on stage knowing there may be a chance we would be disqualified." |
He added: "I was gutted, it took a bit of the shine off the win because we had to prove we knew nothing about it." | He added: "I was gutted, it took a bit of the shine off the win because we had to prove we knew nothing about it." |
Peggy Tomlinson, secretary of the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships, said: "We thoroughly investigated and the band have been fully exonerated, the result of the contest stands. | Peggy Tomlinson, secretary of the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships, said: "We thoroughly investigated and the band have been fully exonerated, the result of the contest stands. |
"It's quite unbelievable that somebody would go to such lengths and do this to a band. | "It's quite unbelievable that somebody would go to such lengths and do this to a band. |
"It must be someone within the brass band movement, it's just so sad." | "It must be someone within the brass band movement, it's just so sad." |
She added further security measures will now be put in place within the band registry process. | She added further security measures will now be put in place within the band registry process. |
Lofthouse Brass Band said: "This is now a police matter and has been passed onto their Action Fraud team." | Lofthouse Brass Band said: "This is now a police matter and has been passed onto their Action Fraud team." |
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