Fraud

An investigation is under way into a suspected case of personation in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency (Lesley Martin/PA)

Suspicious ballot paper seized by police at Edinburgh count

May 8, 2021

Scammers are using fake supermarket delivery text messages to try to obtain personal details, trading standards chiefs have warned (Yui Mok/PA)

Warning over fake Asda and Morrisons delivery texts

April 27, 2021

Fraudsters have become so convincing that growing numbers of young people are now being reeled in by the sophisticated scams

Cyber attack on Scottish Environment Protection Agency costs taxpayer £800,000

April 4, 2021

Fraudsters have become so convincing that growing numbers of young people are now being reeled in by the sophisticated scams

Locked down and cleaned out: Fraud surges in pandemic as crooks steal £86m from Scots

March 28, 2021

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Action Fraud: Email and social media hacking reports top 15,000 in last year

March 22, 2021

People are being warned to watch out for a new text message scam in which criminals pose as Royal Mail in an attempt to steal personal and financial details (Chris Radburn/PA)

Warning over Royal Mail text message scam

March 10, 2021

Consumer and banking figures have warned that increasing the contactless payment spending limit could fuel a rise in thefts and fraud (Barclaycard/PA)

Contactless payment increase ‘could see rise in crime’

March 5, 2021

Cyber criminals have cashed in during the pandemic, a report says (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Cyber fraudsters switching from big money scams to ‘silent stealing’

February 22, 2021

Manchester City footballer Riyad Mahrez (Martin Rickett/PA)

Fraudster used Manchester City star Mahrez’s bank card on trip to Ibiza

February 11, 2021

Nicole Elkabbas arriving at Canterbury Crown Court where she was jailed after conning kind-hearted members of the public out of thousands of pounds by pretending to have ovarian cancer (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Woman who faked ovarian cancer in £45,000 fraud is jailed

February 10, 2021

British businessman Michael Lynch arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London, where he is fighting to avoid extradition to the US to face fraud charges (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

British firm founded by ex-government aide ‘cooked the books ahead of US sale’

February 9, 2021