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Latest news
DIY store fraudster
Police seek fraudster targeting DIY stores
Sussex Police are trying to trace a man who is thought to have carried out 37 frauds totalling £9,000 at Wickes DIY stores [22 February 2012]
mortgage fraudster
Man who defrauded UK banks out of £8 million has been jailed
A fraudster that led a criminal gang that defrauded high street banks out of almost £8 million by taking out mortgages on properties they didn’t own has been jailed [20 February 2012]
Phone line scam: Phone line scam
Premium rate phone firms fined £100,000
Two firms who misled consumers by allowing their competitions to be promoted on websites with very similar web addresses to popular sites have been fined £100,000 each by PhonepayPlus, the UK regulator of premium rate telephone services [17 February 2012]
Police working with local businessesPolice work with businesses to combat fraud
Businesses from across the West Midlands met to discuss how to prevent themselves from becoming victims of fraud at a regional conference yesterday [16 February 2102]
scam letters
Scam letters promise 30 million dollar pay-out
Police are advising members of the public who receive a letter stating they could be entitled to thirty million dollars from a Singapore fund not to respond [15 February 2012]
Gang jailed for £50m fraudGang jailed for £50m fraud
A criminal gang has been jailed for one of the biggest ever alcohol smuggling frauds uncovered in the UK [14 February 2012]
Police are hunting a manPolice are hunting a man who scammed an OAP out of £11,000
Strathclyde police are trying to track down a man who impersonated an elderly woman to steal £11,000 from her bank account [10 February 2012]
e-crime hubs
Regional police e-crime hubs are being launched to tackle the threat of cyber crime across England
The UK police capability to combat the growing threat of cyber crime was strengthened today as ACPO announced the opening of three regional policing e-crime hubs [8 February 2012]
computer scam
The BBC has issued a warning over scam email circulating
The scam email which claims to be from the Daytime Television programme called “Heir Hunters” is being used to obtain personal information [7 February 2012]
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