Scams steal Â£8.4bn from taxpayer
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The UK loses five times more to VAT cheats in one year than any other EU country, according to a report.
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The European Commission on Friday said it was scrutinising a French tax scheme under which Vivendi Universal unlocked â¬3.8 billion ($4.
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A substantial amount of money is stolen from a Northern Bank branch in the centre of Belfast.
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Italian authorities are bringing charges in a scam involving fraudulent e-mail to bank customers.
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Q: I have been receiving an increasing number of e-mail requests to participate in financial schemes that are clearly bogus and illegal.
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More than 22 million pounds (31.48 million euros, 42.1 million dollars) was taken in this week's dramatic robbery at the Northern Bank in Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.
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Peers hear losses set to reach Â£45.7m for 2006 UK incidents of phishing scams have grown 8,000 per cent over the last two years, according to the government's financial watchdog authority. Although losses remain modest compared to other forms of financial fraud, banking security experts speaking before the House of Lords science and technology committee are concerned about the growing prevalence of scams designed to trick consumers into handing over online banking credentials.â¦
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Police were told about men acting suspiciously outside the Northern Bank in Belfast during the robbery in which a gang got away with Â£22m (â¬31.4m), it was revealed today.
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Federal authorities think that nearly $50 million was stolen in an embezzlement scheme run out of the D.C. tax office, more than double the amount they had previously uncovered, four sources close to the investigation said.
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The thieves escaped with more than Â£1m of jewellery.
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A raid by Ealing CouncilÂs trading standards team and police has netted more than Â£ 5 million worth of counterfeit goods...
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By James Daley in London and Katherine Griffiths in New York. Three former NatWest bankers who are fighting extradition to the US over their alleged involvement in a Â£4m fraud linked to the collapse of Enron
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Fresh concerns are raised over the Â£6.8bn upgrade after it emerged there were 110 glitches in the last four months.
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Dangerous new ways to try to steal your money are in progress.
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Business & money: Of the 400-plus people thought to earn an eight-figure income, only 65 declared taxable earnings of Â£10m or more.
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Colombian police seize millions in fake euros and dollars in an international operation.
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Government bodies have lost tens of millions of pounds in debts and fraud, a spending watchdog says.