All news on the topic: Fraud

The most common phrases lonely love-seekers have fallen for include “I've fallen for u” and “U know me”, according to research

Convicted con artist Billy McFarland announced the return of his infamous Fyre Festival, called Fyre Festival II, sometime in 2024 in the Caribbean. Tickets range from $500 to $8,000

Mark Bullen, who appeared on BBC's Crimewatch, is currently wanted by police in Kent, Sussex and Edinburgh for pulling the fruit and vegetable scam and has a previous conviction

Peaches Stergo, 36, from Florida, used the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor's money on trips to Las Vegas and Europe, as well a luxuries including Rolex watches and gold bars

Jail sentences for key figures in bent companies that netted £6.5million

A crooked office manager stole £900,000 from the property company she worked for. Holidays, VIP tickets to sporting events, and a £40,000 Halloween bash are just some of the things she spent her newfound riches on.

Hillary French, who defrauded Newcastle High School for Girls over a period of nearly two years by submitting false expense claims for vouchers, meals and a coat, appeared in court

For three years, James Francis Kelly pretended to be a different man but British Transport Police investigated after becoming suspicious and ousted Kelly as a fraud

Ed Sheeran, Bear Grylls, Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Holland have all had their names exploited in scam tweets. So, ironically, has Elon Musk.

Cybersecurity experts at Trend Micro revealed screenshots from two fake sites that look very convincing and urged shoppers to stay alert for scammers this Amazon Prime Day

Jason Platt sued a hotel in Ireland for £1.49m after he fell from a third floor open window and claimed he was crippled for life, however a private investigator later snapped him walking

Common errors can give hackers access to accounts including social media and online banking, opening them up to potentially lose thousands of pounds to fraud

The 'frightening' deepfake scam has left Martin Lewis appealing to his fans for help after fraudsters used the latest AI technology to imitate his face and voice with chilling accuracy

Polly Hudson's mum has just lost thousands to a cruel scam, where a fraudster pretended to be her. Her mum is no Luddite, but still fell for it, and she says everyone needs to be on high alert

Satwinder Singh, 34, could face ten years behind bars when he is sentenced for taking theory driving tests for at least 36 non-English speakers over a four year period

Alexandr Gutu, who lives in Matlock, Derbyshire, was conned out of his £42,000 in life savings by someone who tricked him into thinking they were in a relationship

The romance fraudster left Louise feeling she had fallen 'hook, line and sinker' when he winked at her during a pub quiz - but his three-year deceit would eventually drain £70,000 from her family

Lawrence Candlish, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, won £5.5million on the National Lottery in 1997 and bought a bar in Spain before going bankrupt and ending up in court for benefits fraud

Donna Wells siphoned funds from Young Addaction Halton into a friend's burger van business before transferring them to herself, Liverpool Crown court was told

'Trust me' insists crook as he tries to persuade me to pay £15,000 to receive a £550,000 grant

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will be swapping her vast $9million California mansion, which she shares with her husband and their two children, for the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

Chef Alexandr Gutu, 33, was scammed out of £42,000 he had been saving for a new home by someone he believed had been romantically interested in him who disappeared

But nearly one in six admit they wouldn't bother reporting such fraudulent activity - while almost half wouldn't know how to do so

A father and son duo who ran an elaborate $20million lottery fraud scheme have been jailed. Ali Jaafar, 63, and Yousef Jaafar, 29, cheated the IRS out of about $6 million, the US attorney's office in Boston said

Fraudster Samuel Walsh, 26, used a shopper's loyalty reward points to go on a spree at multiple Asda branches buying a TV and furniture, among other items before being caught