Fraud cases breached Â£1bn level in 2007
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UK.gov = number one victim Organised gangs pushed the value of fraud to a 12-year high last year, with the UK government being the largest victim of their criminal activities, according to a new survey.â¦
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The UK National Audit Office found that more than a million people were paying the wrong amount of tax because of processing errors.
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The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isnât expected to turn around anytime soon.
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A group of 10 employees at NEC ran up $18 million in fraudulent costs over seven years, the company announced Tuesday, about a year after reporting a similar incident in 2006.
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Bullet proof policies - if you're a director The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Norwich Union Â£1.26m for failing to safeguard customers against fraud.â¦
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Insurance firm Norwich Union is fined Â£1.26m for exposing some of its customers to identity fraud.
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The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.
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A multi-million dollar fraud ring has been cracked in Nigeria involving counterfeit cheques, say investigators.
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A &#36;5 billion bank account that never existed, a computer smashed with a hammer to hide phony records, a captain of Italian industry thrown behind bars. A year ago attention focused on the northern Italian city of Parma as what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dubbed "one of the largest and most brazen corporate financial frauds in history" began to unravel.
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The Inland Revenue pays out nearly Â£1m compensation to people who have suffered because of tax credit errors or delays.
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Acute coughs cost the UK economy almost Â£1 billion every year, experts warn.
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Website shows how you can hit back, too An Edinburgh man has obtained damages of more than Â£1,300 from British-based spammer.â¦
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SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale said a junior trader who racked up more than $7 billion in losses misused computer access codes and falsified documents.
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New safeguards on credit and debit card payments in shops has led fraudsters to focus on internet and phone payments, an anti-fraud agency says.
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A $1.7 million scam involving the retirement money of 141 teachers doesn't go unpunished.
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How a ticket led to 1 year in prison.
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Capital One is fined Â£175,000 by the market watchdog for payment protection insurance sales failings.