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Bribery and Corruption

Corruption: UK: Serious Fraud Office to investigate £112m hotel deal

30 Oct 2024 10:45 AM

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Counterfeit and Forgery

Fakes: Fraud gangs 'stealing billions' from music industry via 'fake' streams

12 Jul 2024 11:44 AM

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Fakes: Royal Mail ‘investigating claims of problems with new barcoded stamps’.

06 Apr 2024 4:31 PM

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Crime and Policing

SFO: Fraud crackdown as government provides funding to SFO

15 Nov 2024 3:14 PM

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Police: New graduate training partnership to tackle fraud and economic crime

07 Nov 2024 6:30 PM

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SFO: Changes to reporting fraud to the SFO

30 Oct 2024 10:41 AM

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Data

Data Breach: PSNI facing £750,000 fine as ‘tangible threat to life’ identified following data breach

25 May 2024 1:58 PM

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Data Breach: Car rental manager fined after unlawfully obtaining customer data

25 May 2024 1:55 PM

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Data Protection: UK ‘cookie law’ enforcement not dependent on complaints

17 May 2024 12:31 PM

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Data Breach: 73 Million AT&T Users' Data Leaked As Hacker Said, 'I Don't Care If They Don't Admit. I'm Just Selling' Auctioned At Starting Price Of $200K

19 Apr 2024 11:28 AM

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Frauds

Insurance Fraud: Aviva finds rise in ghost broking scams among young social media users

15 Nov 2024 3:25 PM

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Insurance Fraud: "There is an epidemic of criminals committing insurance fraud"

15 Nov 2024 3:21 PM

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Pension Fraud: Home News & campaigns News 3 tips to protect you from pension fraud Insights 3 tips to protect you from pension fraud

07 Nov 2024 6:41 PM

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Mileage Fraud: Mileage fraud remains widespread, putting 160,000 drivers at risk

07 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

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Insurance Fraud: New UK car insurance crackdown means 'honest drivers' will be protected

06 Nov 2024 10:34 AM

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Insurance Fraud: Major new crackdown on insurance fraud

30 Oct 2024 11:00 AM

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Law and the Justice System

Legislation: Get your house in order, says SFO boss as corporate fraud countdown begins

07 Nov 2024 6:47 PM

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Victims: Authorities are 'treating victims of fraud like criminals', MPs told

06 Nov 2024 10:42 AM

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Private Sector

Business: Astrazeneca: How a fraud investigation crashed a FTSE 100 giant

15 Nov 2024 3:34 PM

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Business: Large firms risk prosecution for lack of fraud prevention

15 Nov 2024 3:29 PM

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Business: Cheese theft: Man arrested on suspicion of fraud and handling stolen goods

06 Nov 2024 10:29 AM

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Research, Survey and Statistics

Fraud and Measurement: 19% consumer and retail fraud increase in England and Wales reports ONS

30 Oct 2024 10:52 AM

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Charities

Charity Fraud: Stemming the tide - common types of fraud in the charity sector

04 Oct 2024 11:37 AM

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Counter-Fraud

Whistleblowing: US whistleblowing reward scheme reignites calls for UK reform

15 Nov 2024 3:39 PM

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Fraud Fighting: Virgin Media 02 reignites calls to crack down on fraud as Brits lose £600m

07 Nov 2024 6:46 PM

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Fraud Prevention: A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function

07 Nov 2024 6:33 PM

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Fraud Prevention: Both challenger and traditional banks need to do more to prevent fraud

24 Oct 2024 12:27 PM

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Cybercrime

Cyber Security: Executive View: Avoid becoming a cyber crime target by knowing that you are one

30 Oct 2024 10:46 AM

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Hacking: Action Fraud: stay safe online after £1.4 million lost from email and social media account hacking in the last year

04 Oct 2024 11:33 AM

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Cyber Threats: Cyber warning as stats show 400,000 older people in Scotland targeted by scams

04 Oct 2024 11:27 AM

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Cyber Security: Arrest made in NCA investigation into Transport for London cyber attack

20 Sep 2024 6:21 PM

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Cyber Threats: Chainalysis Reveals Changing Trends Amongst Crypto Fraudsters as They Focus on Romance Scams

04 Sep 2024 12:16 PM

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Cyber Security: Suspected head of prolific cybercrime groups arrested and extradited

17 Aug 2024 10:59 AM

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Financial

Investment Fraud: UK Financial Conduct Authority Secures Convictions Against Two Individuals For £1.5m Fraud

15 Nov 2024 3:19 PM

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Banking and Finance: UK launches world-first bank transfer fraud refund scheme

11 Oct 2024 9:49 AM

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HMRC

Tax: HMRC probes into serious tax fraud and avoidance fall to lowest level in six years

15 Nov 2024 3:31 PM

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Legal Services

Firms: Former war crimes lawyer pleads guilty to fraud

11 Oct 2024 9:29 AM

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Employee Fraud: Pump Court Chambers suffers multi-million pound alleged fraud loss

04 Oct 2024 11:07 AM

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Public Sector

Fraud and Error: DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff

06 Nov 2024 10:30 AM

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Scams

Financial: 1 in 3 Brits targeted by online fraudsters – here’s how to stay safe

15 Nov 2024 3:36 PM

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Rogue: Traders: Fraudulent roofer jailed for ripping off vulnerable home owner in Wrexham

06 Nov 2024 10:41 AM

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Financial: From a flat in Salford, he ruined lives

06 Nov 2024 10:40 AM

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Awareness: 6 red flags that will help you spot a scam

24 Oct 2024 12:36 PM

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Financial: Nine million people fall victim to financial scams, says Citizens Advice

24 Oct 2024 12:35 PM

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