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Police seek fraudster targeting DIY stores

Sussex Police are trying to trace a man who is thought to have carried out 37 frauds totalling £9,000 at Wickes DIY stores [22 February
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Man who defrauded UK banks out of £8 million has been jailed

A fraudster that led a criminal gang that defrauded high street banks out of almost £8 million by taking out mortgages on properties they didn’t ...
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Premium rate phone firms fined £100,000

Two firms who misled consumers by allowing their competitions to be promoted on websites with very similar web addresses to popular sites have been fined ...
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Police work with businesses to combat fraud

Businesses from across the West Midlands met to discuss how to prevent themselves from becoming victims of fraud at a regional conference yesterday [16 February ...
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Scam letters promise 30 million dollar pay-out

Police are advising members of the public who receive a letter stating they could be entitled to thirty million dollars from a Singapore fund not ...
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Gang jailed for £50m fraud

A criminal gang has been jailed for one of the biggest ever alcohol smuggling frauds ever uncovered in the UK [14 February 2012] read more ...
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Police are hunting a man who scammed an OAP out of £11,000

Strathclyde police are trying to track down a man who impersonated an elderly woman to steal £11,000 from her bank account [10 February 2012] read more ...
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Regional police e-crime hubs are being launched to tackle the threat of cyber crime across England

click175The UK police capability to combat the growing threat of cyber crime was strengthened today as ACPO announced the opening of three regional policing e-crime ...
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The BBC has issued a warning over scam email circulating

The scam email which claims to be from the Daytime Television programme called “Heir Hunters” is being used to obtain personal information [7 February 2012]   read ...
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The Land Registry has released some tips to help owners protect their property from fraudsters

Property is an attractive target to fraudsters because it can be solddoorstep175 and mortgaged to raise money. Properties most at risk are usually empty tenanted or mortgage-free. [6 ...
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