31 January 2008

A south London youth project is the latest in a string of publicity-funded organisations to be investigated by police over allegations of fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7220954.stm
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30 January 2008

A man has been charged with fraud after posing as a human rights lawyer to detainees at Yarl’s Wood immigration Centre in Bedfordshire.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7219252.stm
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29 January 2008

A dentist who stole almost £140,000 from the NHS has been struck off by the General Dental Council.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7215843.stm
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27 January 2008

Fraud within the NHS in Scotland is costing the service up to £100m every year; it has been warned.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7210811.stm
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25 January 2008

A businessman wanted in several countries for allegedly running an international fraud operation has been arrested in Moscow, officials say.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7209493.stm
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25 January 2008

An Iranian asylum seeker who falsely claimed £25,000 in benefits despite having £500,000 in the bank has been spared jail but now faces deportation.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7209417.stm
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25 January 2008

Six people have been arrested over a suspected £1.5m VAT and money laundering fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7209044.stm
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25 January 2008

Three people, including one council employee, have been arrested in connection with an alleged £3m fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7208961.stm
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24 January 2008

A fraudster who pretended to be an Iranian made her lovers sign contracts setting out rules on their personal hygiene, manners and stinginess, court heard yesterday.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509980&in_page_id=1770
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24 January 2008

An ‘rrational’ rogue trader has committed a massive 4.9 billion Euro (3.7 billion) fraud at giant French bank Societe Generale.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=510089&in_page_id=1811
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23 January 2008

British citizens will not be forced to obtain an identity card until at least two years later than planned, the Conservatives have claimed.  For the full story log on to: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/latest-national-news/ID-cards-issue-delayed-say.3699884.jp
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23 January 2008

Tens of millions of pounds have been overpaid through benefit errors or fraud, according to a report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7203732.stm
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23 January 2008

The government spends more on cracking benefit fraud than it manages to uncover, an official report suggests.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7203296.stm
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23 January 2008

Fraud officers have issued a warning for locals to be on their guard after several people were conned out of thousands of pounds in a lottery scam.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7204888.stm
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22 January 2008

A man who obtained £100,000 in benefits by pretending he was too disabled to work and needed a wheelchair has been given a suspended prison sentence.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7202363.stm
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22 January 2008

Case files on vulnerable young children have gone missing from Middlesbrough Council after nine laptops were stolen.  The laptops were used by staff in Middlesbrough Council’s Children Families and Learning Departments.  (Computer Weekly magazine)
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22 January 2008

A high flying City banker has admitted posing as a university student to help him cheat in examinations.  Jerome Drean, 34 who has held senior investment banking positions with the Bank of America and Credit Suisse, posed as 22 year old economics student Elnar Askerov on eight separate occasions, using a fake ID card.  For the full story log on to: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/City-banker-admits-fraud-to.3695788.jp
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18 January 2008

An illegal immigrant has been jailed for five years and three months after funding a £4m property empire with a “breathtakingly” massive benefit fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7196995.stm
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15 January 2008

The prime minister has said compulsory ID cards in the UK will move ahead despite recent scandals over the loss of personal data.  Gordon Brown said parliament would decide on making the card compulsory after examining how the voluntary system worked.  (Computer Weekly magazine)
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18 January 2008

A witness in a fraud trail was sent home to sober up by a judge who said he had “lunched too well”.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7195139.stm
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17 January 2008

The tax man is poised to use harsh new powers to force tax dodgers to pay up, says leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton.  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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15 January 2008

New England manager Fabio Capello is the subject of a tax investigation in Italy, but the Football Association is confident he will not face any charges.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7191614.stm
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16 January 2007

A fraudster who bought a fleet of luxury cars with his criminal funds has been ordered to pay £150,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7191312.stm
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15 January 2007

A council has criticised the “lenient” sentence given to a woman who claimed nearly £35,000 in benefits while her children lived in America.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7191075.stm
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14 January 2008

A third man has been arrested in connection with a police investigation into electoral fraud in Berkshire.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7188257.stm
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14 January 2008

A pensioner has been jailed for five years for masterminding a benefits scam worth as much as £2.4m.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7187372.stm
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14 January 2007

Four people made “millions of pounds” in a holiday booking scam, Southwark Crown Court has heard.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7187725.stm
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11 January 2008

The World Bank has said it has uncovered “serious incidents of fraud and corruption” in a review of five health projects it has backed in India.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7184345.stm
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11 January 2008

Banking details for 200 wealthy people have been found near a motorway slip road, after apparently falling unnoticed out of a courier's van.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=507608&in_page_id=1770
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10 January 2008

A credit card conman scammed Barclays out of £10,000 by posing as its chairman.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=507210&in_page_id=1770
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9 January 2008

No-one has an automatic right to credit,  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2963580.stm
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8 January 2008

When CDs containing the banking details of seven million Britons went missing late last year, Jeremy Clarkson insisted it was a storm in a teacup.  To prove no one would be able to access money by using the records, the outspoken broadcaster and columnist published his own bank details.  Now, however, the Top Gear host has ended up with egg on his face, after one-entrepreneurial thief removed £500 from his account.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=506242&in_page_id=1773
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8 January 2008