Fraud

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

British tech tycoon Michael Lynch arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

British tech tycoon should not be extradited to US over fraud case, court told

February 9, 2021

A scam email claiming to offer a vaccine appointment

Beware of scam emails offering coronavirus vaccine and claiming to be from the NHS

January 26, 2021

A man suspected of selling fake coronavirus test certificates was arrested at Luton airport, police said (PA)

Man suspected of selling fake coronavirus test certificates arrested at airport

January 22, 2021

The KPMG Fraud Barometer has been tracking fraud since the 1980s (Jane Barlow/PA)

Fall in value of fraud cases in 2020

January 19, 2021

Lesley Dykes was jailed at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court (Danny Lawson/PA)

Hotelier jailed for two years for £380,000 VAT fraud

January 15, 2021

Plans to recoup mammoth taxpayer losses on Covid-19 loan schemes are ‘woefully under-developed’ and the Government has yet to assess the sheer extent of fraud, according to an influential Commons committee (Yui Mok/PA)

Plans to recover taxpayer pandemic loan losses ‘woefully’ behind – MP report

December 16, 2020

Information about the campaign will also be advertised on social media, digital screens and on Spotify (Yui Mok/PA)

Campaign launched to combat recent rise in fraud

December 7, 2020