All news on the topic: Fraud

Nicholas Barclay disappeared after playing basketball in June 1994 in San Antonio, Texas, but three years later, a man turned up claiming to be the missing boy, but he turned out to be 'The Chameleon', French conman Frédéric Bourdin

Charmaine McAllister is now back behind bars following her latest fraud in Cheshire, which saw her masquerade as a police officer, bank worker, soldier and advertising executive

Under the new rules published by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) this week, from October 7 2024 banks and building societies will need to reimburse victims of APP scams for the amount lost within five business days

A banking group has warned that up to a hundred million pounds could be lost to fraudsters this Christmas as shoppers fall for deals that really are too good to be true

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for 'turning a blind eye' to an estimated £7.2billion lost to Covid-related fraud - while Labour has pledged to retrieve lost taxpayers' cash

David Checkley exploited several women, including divorcee Sharon Shearer and Lise Johansen, with the latter saying his behaviour has "ruined [her] life on every level"

And the most common types of scam include phishing, impersonation scams, and refund fraud - while romance scams, and get-rich-quick schemes, are also rising in popularity

Over the festive period, it is estimated that Brits will lose £800million to online shopping scams - and cybersecurity experts have shared some tips to stay safe on the internet

Mum Danielle Muirhead, 32, from Walton, Liverpool, scammed over £36,000 in Universal Credit, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit after her two youngest children went into care in March 2018

Friday November 24 comes just in time for cash-strapped shoppers to get some early deals ahead of the busy Christmas shopping season in a tradition that first began in the US

Fraud recovery firm investigates fraud and helps their clients recover their money

Shareza Jackson and Dorian Wilkerson first met in high school and 20 years later, he got back in touch with her - but he told her lies for years before she found out the truth

The woman who has not been named fell victim to the scam while in a car park of Thornaby Station, Thornaby, where scammers covered over the station's code with their own

Callous son Gary Mansell, 61, and his wife Diane, 58, took advantage of his elderly parents by swindling them out of more than £117,000 and he shared posts of their lavish lifestyle online

Creepy comments Donald Trump made about his daughter Ivanka regarding breast implants back during her modeling career have resurfaced as she prepares to testify in her father's $250million fraud trial on Wednesday

The behaviour of Donald Trump's lawyers is "surprising" but not "shocking" as Alina Habba needs to portray her client as the "victim" to help mobilise support among his base, according to a professor

Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, likely won't be coming to her father's rescue as she is set to testify in court on Wednesday in his $250 million fraud suit

Ivanka Trump will testify in dad Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York. It comes after reports of a cooled relationship with Ivanka being more outspoken than her siblings

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba furiously claimed a judge slammed a table at her in her client's fraud trial in New York yesterday. So who is Alina Habba?

Anger painted former President Donald Trump's face as he appeared in court on Monday to testify in his $250 million fraud suit in New York. The proceedings have been a whirlwind of rants and drama

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted on fraud and money laundering charges, potentially facing a 110-year prison sentence, while his co-founders are likely to receive prison terms too

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will soon be jailed after a New York jury found him guilty on charges of fraud and conspiracy. We've taken a look at the Bahamas lair he called home

Donald Trump's two oldest sons, Donald Jr, 45 and Eric, 39, have both taken the stand in Trump's civil fraud trial in New York City where he is accused of inflating the worth of his properties to secure better deals and loans

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's former girlfriend and CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, testified against her ex-boss at a month-long trial at Manhattan federal court

One of the biggest financial fraudsters the world has ever seen was yesterday convicted - and now faces decades in prison. But how did young maths prodigy Bankman-Fried become a $10 billion fraudster?