All news on the topic: Fraud
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£250k claim 'disabled' car crash victim caught hiking and dancing at wedding
Claire Thomas, from Merthyr Tydfil, claimed she was limited in how much she could walk after the crash but was later found hiking waterfalls and jetting off on holidays
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Adult star fears Trump 'death and destruction' but jokes she's 'seen him naked'
Porn star Stormy Daniels has received countless death threats from Donald Trump supporters after she spoke out on the $130,000 hush money payment she received just weeks before the 2016 election
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'Teflon Don Trump coming unstuck as sins that brought power catch up to him'
As hard as it is to believe that the businessman having sex resulted in something worse for him than his bozo sons, the Teflon Don could soon be coming unstuck
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Ex-councillor is 1st person convicted of Covid scheme fraud after scamming £430k
Mohammed Ikram, who served as a councillor for Keighley, West Yorkshire, set up several fake food outlets to claim more than £430k so he could pay off debts
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Fraudster who pretended to be blind for 15 years caught scrolling through phone
A 48-year-old woman received £182,600 in disability benefits after claiming to be completely blind - but she has now been unmasked by the police and accused of fraud
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'Russian Tinder Swindler' suspect 'conned 300 women to fund lavish lifestyle'
Dmitry Frolov has been dubbed the 'Russian Tinder Swindler' after claims emerged that he scammed women out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. He has now been arrested
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Mum and daughter scammed out of $200,000 as they lose all their life savings
Vicki Ragle and her daughter, Sarah, were scammed as they tried to buy a home in Colorado, US, and were left 'homeless and broke' after losing nearly $200,000 in the fraud
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Can Facebook really still be advertising investment scams? You Meta believe it
Savers at risk because social media giant fails to tackle the running sore of frauds on its platform
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Married couple illegally claimed £1million in benefits and bought 5 properties
Emmanuel Bay, 68, and Nancy Bay, 67, from Brixton, south London, fraudulently received £1 million in disability benefits between 1999 and 2018 and bought five properties
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Fraud warning issued to Santander, Natwest, Barclays and other banking customers
With the "abundance" of phishing scams currently in circulation looking to steal bank details and other personal information, the number of victims will likely increase
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This isn't just any company clone scam, it's a Marks & Spencer Bank clone scam
Bank advised customer that a sham website set up by fraudsters to steal from savers was 'genuine'
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Fraudster claimed he was in 'vegetative state' but was filmed walking day before
William Bower, 44, overcharged elderly and vulnerable people looking for landscaping, gardening or property works in the East Midlands area
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Brits arrested as alleged international fraud busted in Malaysia
Gang accused of exploiting company stock market launches to target investors
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Fake psychiatrist who worked for 20 years under fake documents is jailed
Accomplished scammer Zholia Alemi posed under a fake degree certificate from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and worked for the NHS for 20 years as an imposter psychiatrist
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'Despicable' case as woman in Scotland tricks mum out of nearly £50,000
Margaret managed to steal £50,000 from her own elderly mum after she was put in charge of her financial affairs, being given power of attorney in 2014
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Hapless burglar accepted brews from victims then left his DNA at crime scene
Christopher McKillop, fresh out of prison, targeted vulnerable OAPs in a cruel campaign of burglary and fraud, spinning elaborate lies to get access to their homes before stealing cash and bank cards
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Cunning fake priest 'swindles millions from churches to buy premium llamas'
A fake priest in the US has been accused of swindling millions from local churches so he could splash the cash on 'premium llamas' for one of his 'healing ministry' establishments
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Fake doctor duped NHS £1.3m using forged qualifications to pursue 22-year career
Zholia Alemi claimed she graduated from the University of Auckland before working for more than two decades as a practising shrink in the NHS
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Conman Clint Canning, master of multiple fake identities, is back behind bars
The crook who once threatened to sue the Mirror for libel is jailed as judge brands him a 'relentless fraudster'.
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'I was scammed by Tinder Swindler - never share your password with your partner'
Cecilie Fjellhøy lost more than £200,000 to fraudster Simon Leviev after he manipulated her into thinking he was in danger - now she's warning others about the perils of sharing passwords in relationships
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Woman loses £14,500 after falling for man on Facebook group in romance con
Mary and her online partner sent each other messages daily and occasionally spoke over the phone, he also sent pictures of himself in different places and with his daughter, so Mary believed he was who he said he was
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Think twice before ordering drinks on tab - it could put your money at risk
Consumer rights expert Martyn James runs through the simple money mistakes that we're probably all guilty of having made at least once or twice in our lives... and how to avoid them
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O2 issues warning over phone call and text that could drain your bank account
The fraudsters try to lure you in by claiming you’re eligible for 30% or more off your bill before sending a text with a one-time passcode and asking you to read it back to them - but don't do this
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My £6,000 fraud case could be solved, but the police won't even try
Fraud victim's dismay as Action Fraud say they are no leads - despite one clear line of enquiry
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Mum one of eight Brits charged over £9.5million holiday sickness scam
Eight Brits allegedly cost Majorca hotels £9.5million by convincing tourists to make bogus compensation claims. Laura Joyce and brother Marc Cameron were named as the suspected ringleaders by a court
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