30 December 2007

GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca have been asked to hand over papers as part of a probe into tribes allegedly paid to Saddam Hussein’s former Iraq regime.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7164677.stm
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30 December 2007

Businesses in Telford are being urged to learn more about how to combat fraud and identity theft.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7165066.stm
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28 December 2007

A man is being forced to change his name and move house after fraudsters stole his identity and ran up £10,000 debts in parking fines.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/credit-and-loans/idfraud/article.html?in_article_id=428636&in_page_id=159&ct=5
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28 December 2007

Six people have been arrested in dawn raids by officers investigating a suspected £20m VAT missing trader and money laundering fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7163164.stm
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24 December 2007

People suspected of benefit fraud can now be arrested and interviewed under caution at a police station as part of a new crackdown.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7159121.stm
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23 December 2007

A man has been arrested in connection with a suspected betting scam in some Fenland villages of Cambridgeshire.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7158188.stm
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21 December 2007

A Nottingham head teacher has been suspended from his job after evidence of fraud was discovered at his school.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7155223.stm
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21 December 2007

A south-east England MEP jailed for falsely claiming benefits and ordered to repay £67,000 has lost his appeal against his conviction.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7155900.stm
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20 December 2007

A Toronto shopkeeper has been charged with fraudulently claiming a £2.8m) lottery prize which four of his customers had won.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7153116.stm
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20 December 2007

Suspected counterfeit passports, National Insurance cards and driving licences have been seized from a house in Patchway, South Gloucestershire.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7154449.stm
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19 December 2007

Eight people arrested in Durham by police investigating a suspected fraud involving EU funding have been bailed.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7152584.stm
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18 December 2007

Two councils are facing calls for an investigation after a box of 1,000 blank cheques were lost by staff.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7150776.stm
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17 December 2007

David Radler, the executive whose testimony helped to jail media tycoon Conrad Black, has been given a 29 month sentence for fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7149111.stm
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17 December 2007

Insurance firm Norwich Union has been fined £1.26m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after customers lost £3.3m through identity fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7147704.stm
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17 December 2007

Detectives who interviewed the sons of “missing” canoeist John Darwin have concluded they are innocent “victims”.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7147713.stm
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17 December 2007

A fear of fraud is the biggest factor stopping people aged over 50 from going online, a Post Office survey suggests.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7146782.stm
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14 December 2007

An MEP for south-east England must repay the £67,000 of falsely claimed benefits that led to him being jailed   For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7144420.stm
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14 December 2007

Police want to speak to a former garage worker in connection with a suspected credit card fraud affecting 70 people.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7143964.stm
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14 December 2007

The office which investigates cases of waste and fraud surrounding reconstruction efforts in Iraq is being investigated itself.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7144081.stm
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13 December 2007

A bank clerk from north London helped fraudsters steal £500,000 from seven customers in an identity theft scam, the Old Bailey has heard.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7142979.stm
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13 December 2007

A sculpture which has drawn crowds to a Chicago museum has been unmasked as a fake created by a British forger.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7141906.stm
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11 December 2007

Leeds Building Society has mislaid data containing the personal information of its entire workforce. For the full story log on to: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Building-society-alerts-staff-after.3573650.jp
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11 December 2007

Thousands of staff have had their personal details leaked after a Merseyside health care trust “accidentally” sent them out.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7138426.stm
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10 December 2007

Former media tycoon Conrad Black has been jailed for six and a half years by a Chicago court after stealing millions of dollars from shareholders.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7137080.stm
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9 December 2007

An entire village has fallen victim to a worldwide credit scam.  Hundreds of residents of Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire, are said to have had their cards cloned at the village shop-cum-garage.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/dmstandard/frame.html?in_bottom=http:%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fnews%2Findex.html%3Fin_page_id%3D2&in_page_id=1804
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7 December 2007

The aftershock of Britain’s worst-ever security scandal continued to reverberate around local government with a decision to delay the launch of a children’s identification database.  In a ministerial statement, children’s minister Kevin Brennan revealed the implementation of ContactPoint would be postponed by six months while an assessment of the Department of Children, Schools & Families’ (DCSF) security procedures was conducted.  The assessment by consultancy firm Deloitte comes in the wake of HM Revenue & Customs losing the personal details of 25 million people.  ContactPoint will now be deployed to all councils between January and May 2009, six months later than planned.  “Early adopter” pilot authorities will adapt the system from September or October 2008. The announcement was immediately welcomed by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) which believes that a successful system to identify vulnerable youngsters could help prevent future Victoria Climbie-style tragedies.  (LGC magazine)
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7 December 2007

A convicted conman, who hit the headlines for helping Cherie Blair buy property in the UK, has been jailed in Australia for money laundering.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7132150.stm
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5 December 2007

A man who reappeared five years after it was thought he had drowned at sea while canoeing has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.  For the full story lot on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/7128196.stm
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5 December 2007