Fraud victims are now losing at least £11.5 million a day as scammers seek to cash in on coronavirus, Money Mail can reveal today. Alarmingly, the true figure is thought to be nearer £80 million a day because only a fraction of all fraud is officially reported. Experts warned early on that crooks were attempting … Read more
Money Mail routinely hears from desperate fraud victims who have been denied a refund by their bank. Here, we explain all the tips and tricks we have learned that will help you fight your corner if this happens to you. Your consumer rights depend on the type of fraud. If you are the victim of … Read more
Former G4S directors charged with with defrauding the Ministry of Justice in electronic tagging scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:04 BST, 8 September 2020 Charged: Richard Morris, the former managing director of G4S Care and Justice Services Three former G4S employees have been charged … Read more
Fraud is now Britain’s most common crime and anyone can be a victim, says City of London Police By Ian Dyson Commissioner Of The City Of London Police Published: 22:00 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 8 September 2020 Fraud fight: Ian Dyson Commissioner of the City of London Police Fraud used to … Read more
Fraudsters are running rings around us. As fast as one unscrupulous website is taken down, another ten pop up. If we make our accounts more secure, they simply find an even more ingenious way to break in. It was evident early on that scammers were attempting to cash in on the panic and confusion caused … Read more
Serious Fraud Office charges three men in connection with collapse of investment fund By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 August 2020 The Serious Fraud Office has charged three men in connection with the collapse of an investment fund. Former solicitor Timothy Schools, 59, … Read more
Thousands of furlough applications blocked by taxman due to fears they are fraudulent By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 21 August 2020 Thousands of furlough applications have been blocked by the taxman due to fears they are fraudulent. More than 30,000 applications for the … Read more
The wife of the Iraq war vet charged with stealing $350,000 from the We Build The Wall GoFundMe account to fund their lavish lifestyle says she’s ‘not scared’ of hthe case because she ‘knows the truth’. Prosecutors allege that Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee and celebrated war veteran, was the main beneficiary of the scheme. … Read more
Former Donald Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of people as part of a group which promised to use private money to build a section of border wall, a signature issue of the president. The We Build The Wall scheme raised $25 million to fund its own … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump’s former aide Steven Bannon is arrested and INDICTED over ‘ripping off $25 million crowd-funded border wall scheme to pay for his and its co-founders’ lavish lifestyles of boats and private jets’ – and could face 40 YEARS in prison By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 14:49 BST, … Read more