26 December 2006

Fraud experts are investigating claims that pharmacists have defrauded the NHS by exaggerating the number of smokers who quite.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6216169.stm
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21 December 2006

Measures to reduce postal vote fraud will not bring an end to the drama of election nights, a minister has said.  or the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6197713.stm
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19 December 2006

The British Foreign Office has referred a case of alleged corruption to the Serious Fraud Office for investigation.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6194887.stm
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19 December 2006

A takeaway worker from Hounslow who stole more than £20,000 in benefits has been locked up for four months.  For the full story log on to: http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news_mod_home/news_mod_year/news_mod_month/news_mod_show?year1=2006&month1=12&NewsID=25132
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1 December 2006

Hillingdon’s benefit service remains a four star ‘excellent’ service, part of the 2006 Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) programme.  For the full story log on to: http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/news/archive/2006/dec/benefit_service.php
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15 December 2006

Thirteen company directors who live in the same London street all had their personal details stolen by identity fraudsters.   For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=422870&in_page_id=1770
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15 December 2006

HM Revenues & Customs (HWRC) has warned of a fraud which uses a fake HMRC web site to steal credit card details.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6182151.stm
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14 December 2006

A convicted murderer described by police in court as a disaffected republican has been remanded in custody on money laundering and fraud charges.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6180909.stm
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13 December 2006

The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, the governments’ financial watchdog has warned.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
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12 December 2006

UK customs officers have arrested 15 people on suspicion of a massive tax fraud, following dawn raids across four European countries.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6173355.stm
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12 December 2006

Eight search warrants were executed and three people arrested in Glasgow during an operation targeting multi-million pound VAT fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6172883.stm
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12 December 2006

The ex-chief financial officer at US Foodservice, a unit of Dutch retailer A hold, has been given three years probation over an accounting fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6171155.stm
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8 December 2006

A North Yorkshire dentist who committed what is believed to be one of the largest frauds in the history of the NHS has been jailed for four years.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6161411.stm
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8 December 2006

Actor Wesley Snipes has been arrested in Orlando after surrendering himself to authorities on tax fraud charges.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6162575.stm
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7 December 2006

A factory owner was guilty of fraud in Kuwait a year before receiving a £1.6m grant, half of it from the assembly government, a BBC programme has found.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/6215530.stm
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6 December 2006

The amount of money being lost by the Treasury to VAT carousel fraud soared in the last financial year.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6213376.stm
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5 December 2006

A motorist using his dead mother’s disabled parking permit and another with a home made badge have been charged after a crackdown in Edinburgh.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6209362.stm
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4 December 2006

A man arrested over a credit card scam involving 70 customers at a petrol station in Worcester has been released on bail.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6160851.stm
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1 December 2006

A Chinese researcher for the New York Times has lost his appeal against a three year jail sentence for fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6197788.stm
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