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Crash scam figures at record high, insurers warn

"Crash for cash" scams where fraudsters stage accidents to claim on other drivers' insurance are at an all-time high, the BBC has learned.

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Posted 21 August 2010

Fraud team in £1m benefits crack-down

BENEFIT fraud of almost £1million has been unearthed in Birmingham since April.

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Posted 20 August 2010

Police arrest alleged O2 mobile scammers

Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion international phone fraud, which targeted operator O2.

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Posted 19 August 2010

Police crack down on Sim card fraud

Police have shut down an alleged global criminal conspiracy involving stolen iPhones that is thought to have cost a mobile operator millions of pounds.

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Posted 18 August 2010

Mortgage fraud up nearly four-fold, finds KPMG's Fraud Barometer

Number of fraud cases at 22-year high . Professional criminals top perpetrator list

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Posted 12 August 2010

Thousands of online banking customers have accounts emptied by 'most dangerous trojan virus ever cre

Thousands of British online banking customers have fallen victim to a sophisticated attack by cyber criminals who have stolen thousands of pounds from their accounts.

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Posted 11 August 2010