28 September 2006

Rules about how to write cheques are to be tightened from the start of October to help prevent Fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5388364.stm
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28 September 2006

Four people have been arrested by police on suspicion of high-value bank card fraud in a series of raids in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/5388382.stm
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27 September 2006

A US tycoon wanted on multiple fraud charges relating to abuse of stock options has been arrested in Namibia.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5386276.stm
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26 September 2006

Two Brazilian illegal immigrants who set up Britain's biggest fake passport factory were each jailed for five years yesterday.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=407144&in_page_id=1770
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26 September 2006

A Gloucestershire county and district councillor has pleaded guilty to four forgery charges involving £2,000 of public money.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/5383324.stm
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26 September 2006

Andrew Fastow, the former Enron finance executive, has been sentenced to six years in prison.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5380394.stm
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24 September 2006

Fraudsters are using the good name of Companies House to cheat people who buy goods on auction websites.  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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29 September 2006

It sounds like the perfect deal – buy a piece of the English countryside, apply for planning permission and sell it on to developers for a huge profit.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5348290.stm
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23 September 2006

A woman jailed with her husband for stealing more than £100,000 through a fake charity has won a partial victory in an appeal court confiscation fight.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5373260.stm
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22 September 2006

British taxpayers have lost a ‘catastrophic’ £8.4bn to VAT fraudsters in 12 months, according to the results of a report obtained by Panorama.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5369776.stm
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19 September 2006

Bolton United manager Steve Evans and four other people connected with the football club have gone on trial over fraud charges at a London court.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/5361462.stm
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19 September 2006

Three court officials charged in connection with a £19,000 fraud have appeared before magistrates.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/5360182.stm
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18 September 2006

A new Value Added Tax (VAT) system aimed at stopping so called “carousel” fraud is set to start on 1 December, HM Revenue has said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5355426.stm
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18 September 2006

Corporate identity theft cost British businesses £50m in 2005, and the figure is set to increase 1,300% by 2020, new research show.  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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17 September 2006

A major scam aimed at hundreds of internet banking customers has been averted, the UK’s new Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has said.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5353568.stm
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14 September 2006

An Edinburgh millionaire holiday manager jailed after siphoning off £2.4m of his bosses’ money has had his conviction overturned on appeal.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5346592.stm
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14 September 2006

The former head of one of Austria’s biggest banks, Bank Fuer Arbeit und Wirtschaft (Bawag), has been arrested in France on fraud charges.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5348110.stm
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14 September 2006

A serving police officer has been arrested in connection with allegations of fraud in £22,000 radio station competition, it has been confirmed.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5347644.stm
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14 September 2006

A man who received disability allowance after claiming he had trouble walking has been found guilty of benefit fraud after being caught playing golf.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=405051&in_page_id=1770
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13 September 2006

A new computer system used to process benefits payments has been scrapped at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of £140m.  A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said it had closed the Benefits Processing Repayment Programme after realising the scale of its problems.  MJ magazine
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13 September 2006

A financial adviser fleeced clients out of more than £2m to fund his luxury lifestyle and addiction to Internet gambling.  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 September 2006

A financial advisor has pleaded guilty to coming clients out of £2.3m to feed as online gambling habit.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5339988.stm
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11 September 2006

A counsellor was jailed for five years today after brainwashing her alcoholic client into giving her more than £200,000.  For the full story log on to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=404646&in_page_id=1770
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8 September 2006

A Wiltshire woman has been ordered to pay back nearly £20,000 after she was convicted of benefit fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/5328746.stm
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8 September 2006

A federal judge has set the date for former WorldCom boss Bernard Ebbers to start his 25 year prison sentence.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5327138.stm
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7 September 2006

A part time cashier has been jailed for three years for her part in a scam to defraud a bank of more than £240,000.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5325126.stm
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6 September 2006

World champion boxer Scott Harrison has been charged with six offences, including three assaults and one fraud.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5320878.stm
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6 September 2006

A fraud busting initiative developed in the Highlands is to be implemented by local authorities across the UK.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5320632.stm
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6 September 2006

People are to be given a lesson in fighting crime from an ex-prisoner who has spent nearly half of his life in jail for theft, fraud and drug dealing.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/5319394.stm
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5 September 2006

A dentist from Hull has been struck off six months after admitting defrauding the NHS out of more than £600,000.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/5317720.stm
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4 September 2006

Thieves who stole a safe from a County Durham church may have been targeting the blank marriage certificates inside.  For the full story log on to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/5313080.stm
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2 September 2006