Financial

One customer was allowed to deposit £758,000 with the firm with no money laundering or social responsibility checks.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44544950

The case is being investigated as part of the City of London Police’s role as national lead force for fraud following a referral from the Financial Conduct Authority.

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/freddy-david-charged-fraud-hbfs-financial-services-1.465594

Fraudsters are using the details of authorised Wolverhampton-based motor broker Car Insurance 4 u, according to a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3457986/fca-warns-of-broker-clone

This article will list the different types of tokens one can purchase as well as the scams/frauds sometimes involved in an ICO.

http://about-fraud.com/avoiding-ico-fraud-cryptocurrency/

Bitcoin mining and fraud are an unfortunate reality we must face as an industry. From things like Bitconnect to Butterfly labs to even Onecoin, there are a lot of scams and fraud floating around.

https://coincentral.com/the-past-and-present-of-bitcoin-mining-fraud/

A group of British MPs said they will publish a report into what Lloyds Banking Group knew about a fraud at its HBOS Reading unit, following years of campaigns for full disclosure by its victims.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-lloyds-fraud-report/british-mps-threaten-publication-of-report-on-fraud-at-lloyds-unit-idUKKBN1JA1HS

Whilst the precise methods may vary, the essence of APP fraud is that a payer such as a bank account holder (the Payer) consents to a payment to a hitherto unknown third party account.

https://www.mishcon.com/news/briefings/the-regulatory-response-to-authorised-push-payment-fraud-an-update

Former Premier League footballer Colin Hendry said he will be seeking compensation if an investigation into Kingsbridge Asset Management proves its staff conspired to defraud a large number of its high net worth clients.

https://portfolio-adviser.com/football-legend-says-asset-manager-fraud-bankrupted-him/

Life savings have been stolen from TSB accounts by fraudsters "exploiting" the bank's IT problems, with 1,300 people losing money.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44385710

TSB chief executive Paul Pester has apologised “profusely” to customers who suffered fraud as a result of the IT problems that caused chaos for the bank as he appeared for a second time before MPs.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-06-06/tsb-overwhelmed-by-fraud-reports-after-it-problems-says-chief-executive/