31 October 2007
Two self-confessed gambling addicts who funded a spree at a London casino using
a stolen cheque book have been jailed. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7071852.stm
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31 October 2007
A “foot solider” who helped to produce thousands of fake bus tickets worth £1m
has escaped jail. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7071356.stm
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31 October 2007
Nine people have been arrested over the illegal use of disabled parking permits
in Bolton town centre. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7070814.stm
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25 October 2007
Oil giant BP has been fined a total of £182m by the US Department of Justice for
environmental crimes and committing fraud. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7062669.stm
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25 October 2007
Seven people have been charged with postal vote fraud during the 2005 general
election. West Yorkshire Police have confirmed. The seven will appear before
Bradford Magistrates Court on 14 November charged with conspiracy to defraud
Bradford City MDC’s returning offices. (LGC magazine)
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25 October 2007
Two brothers who own the Canal Court Hotel in Newry have been fined £1.1m each
for tax evasion. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7061706.stm
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24 October 2007
Facebook users are putting themselves at serious risk of identity theft, they
were warned today. Posting just a handful of personal details on the website
can give fraudsters all the information they need. 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=425595&in_page_id=159&ct=5
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24 October 2007
A police officer who formed an elaborate scheme to con her insurance company out
of almost £6,000 has narrowly escaped a jail sentence. For the full story log
on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7059961.stm
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24 October 2007
A former insurance chief has been jailed for seven years after being convicted
of defrauding investors. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7059381.stm
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24 October 2007
Claims of fraud are being investigated at a post office in the Woking area,
Surrey Police have said. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/7059439.stm
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22 October 2007
The introduction of the first generation of electronic
passports was an excellent example of successful project management and
procurement by the Identity and Passport Service, said the Committee of Public
Accounts. But the MPs wanted to know why the ePassport could not also be used
as an identity card. Edward Leigh, committee chairman, said, “Most of us are
going to have to have both an ePassport and an identity card. The Home Office
needs to explain why an ePassport could not serve both purposes. “At the very
least, the identity and Passport Services should reduce areas of overlap as the
identity card project progresses and make sure that the combined fee for the two
documents reduce areas of overlap as the identity card project progresses and
make sure that the combined fee for the two documents is minimised. However,
the committee warned that the introduction from 2009 of second generation
ePassports, digitally storing holders’ fingerprints as well as their
photographs, will present an even more demanding implementation challenge.
(Town Hall magazine)
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22 October 2007
A man who offered sheds for sale on an internet auction site but conned people
out of thousands of pounds has banned from setting up a new business. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7056759.stm
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22 October 2007
The chairman of Southend United has been arrested on suspicion of corruption and
money laundering. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7056610.stm
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20 October 2007
Police have charged seven people with fraud in connection with postal voting at
the general election two years ago. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7054157.stm
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19 October 2007
An 84 year old man and his 83 year old wife have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
defraud over the sale of a fake Egyptian statue to Bolton council. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7053233.stm
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19 October 2007
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said it will review evidence connected to the
GMTV phone-in scandal to decide if a criminal investigation should begin. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7052948.stm
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16 October 2007
The government has budgeted £11m to set up a National Fraud Strategic Authority,
a National Fraud Reporting Centre and a special police unit, according to the
Comprehensive Spending Review. (Computer Weekly magazine)
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17 October 2007
A church caretaker who admitted claiming more than £47,000 in benefits while
working has been ordered to carry out 240 hours community service. For the full
story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6933648.stm
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17 October 2007
A former civilian police clerk has been given a 10 month suspected sentence for
making more than £23,000 in fake expenses claims. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7048833.stm
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17 October 2007
A Cornwall mental health trust faces legal action over-alleged misuse of
patients money by staff. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7048285.stm
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15 October 2007
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) is using data mining technology to
identify the social networks and "trade routes" used by fraudsters who are
costing the UK an estimated £3.5bn a year. For the full story log on to:
Soca.
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15 October 2007
Thousands of motorists drove vehicles with invalid MOTs because of a testing
scam which netted its masterminds up to £25m in ill-gotten gains, a court has
heard. For the full story log on to:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Thousands-of-cars-affected-by.3379590.jp
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15 October 2007
More than £65,000 has been saved after a
year long crackdown on benefit fraud, South Gloucestershire council said. For
the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7044865.stm
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15 October 2007
Identity theft has soared by two thirds so far this year, with Londoners most
likely to be targeted. 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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12 October 2007
A gang of fraudsters, which included two postmen, have been jailed for their
part in a £250,000 conspiracy. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7042290.stm
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12 October 2007
A man has been jailed for eight years after stealing $NZ3.48m (£1.32m, $2.7m) in
New Zealand’s largest case of benefits fraud. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7040970.stm
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8 October 2007
London’s borough and Transport for London are launching a crackdown from next
month (November) on motorists who cheat parking rules by using blue badges they
are not entitled to or that are fake. A new blue badge database will give
parking attendants the ability to issue cheats with parking tickets or have
their vehicles towed away. London Councils and TfL have developed a special
database listing all blue badges reported lost or stolen across the capital. If
a parking attendant is suspicious about a badge they will be able to check to
see if the badge is on the list. (Town Hall magazine)
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9 October 2007
Three students who admitted faking the deaths of two women in a £125,000
insurance scam have been jailed for a total of four years. For the full story
log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7035250.stm
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8 October 2007
Bank customers who have had thousands of pounds stolen from their accounts have
been refused compensation on the basis they did not safe guard their Pin, even
though it can be easily bypassed by fraudsters. 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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8 October 2007
Hundreds of people could be at risk of identity fraud after a laptop holding
sensitive information was stolen from an HM Revenue and Customs worker. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7033276.stm
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8 October 2007
Wiltshire Police has joined a nationwide campaign to cut down on identity
fraud. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7032319.stm
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7 October 2007
Banks and building societies claim that it is foolproof, but today This is Money
can reveal the flaw at the heart of the chip and pin system that is designed to
prevent fraudsters plundering your account. 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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6 October 2007
An “identity fraud tsar” should be appointed to oversee attempts to tackle the
crime, a group of MPs has said. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7031137.stm
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4 October 2007
Thousands of fake cheques worth some £8m have been seized in an attack on
international e-mail scams. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7027088.stm
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4 October 2007
Edinburgh has become the first Scottish city to introduce phone lie detectors to
catch benefit cheats. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7025829.stm
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3 October 2007
Fraud on UK credit and debit cards has risen again, driven up by the use of
counterfeit cards in foreign countries. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7025771.stm
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2 October 2007
The UK is to spearhead a £23m pilot project covering 13 European countries to
test the interoperability of several electronic identity verification systems.
This may eventually give citizens and businesses access the UE, if governments
can agree to accept one another’s vetting processes. “It is about the eventual
pan-European recognition of electronic IDs”, said a spokesman for the Identity
and Passport Services. The project, called Stork, is expected to run for three
years. It is part of the programme of work EU ministers recently agreed to in
Lisbon. The consortium is likely to include Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden and the UK. (Computer Weekly magazine)
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2 October 2007
The Home Office has paid £2.3m for 1385 live scan Guardian fingerprint scanning
system from American as part of its new visa system. The scanners will be
installed this year in UK embassies and consulates. (Computer Weekly magazine)
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2 October 2007
Six men have been jailed for their part in a counterfeiting fraud that could
have destabilised the British economy. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7017877.stm
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2 October 2007
The widow of a solicitor involved in Scotland’s biggest legal aid fraud has
agreed to pay back the cash. For the full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7023699.stm
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1 October 2007
A former lay magistrate and teacher has been ordered to complete 200 hours of
community service for falsely claiming more than £40,000 in benefits. For the
full story log on to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7022160.stm
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