Fighting fraud
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Orange statement on hoax competition scam
Orange has received reports of a hoax competition scam that as been circulating via email and text. They have released a statement about the scam.
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Faith healer scam targeting Asian families in Leeds
Detectives in North East Leeds are asking residents to be on their guard following complaints about two men purporting to be faith healers and targeting local Asian families. [14 July 2011]
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Leicestershire Police warning over cash promise scam
People are being targeted in a suspected inheritance scam in Leicestershire, police have warned [1 July 2011]
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“Costa Del Crime” gang convicted
A gang of "Costa del Crime" fraudsters led by a Newcastle-based immigrant have been convicted of preying on hundreds of British pensioners in a £20 million share con [23 June 2011]
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Virgin alerts affected customers
About 1500 customers of internet service provider Virgin Media have been warned that their PCs are infected with a malicious virus. [17 June 2011]
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Crimestoppers launches campaign to fight ID fraud in the run up to Christmas
Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign to tackle identity fraud and is encouraging the UK public to pass on information about identity crime anonymously [12 December 2011]
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Crimestoppers launches campaign to fight benefit fraud
Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign that will support the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in tackling benefit fraud across the country following research from the NFA Annual Fraud Indicator 2011 shows that on average, fraud against all sectors of the UK costs each UK adult £765 per year. [05 December 2011]
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£12 million fraudster arrested and charged as fifth member of Crimestoppers fraud campaign located in just two months
A campaign launched by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers in August to locate ten of the UK’s most wanted fraudsters has seen a fifth arrest, bringing the success rate of the campaign up to 50 per cent [5 October 2011]
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Crimestoppers’ fraud campaign results in arrest of alleged £5 million fraudster
A campaign launched by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to locate ten of the UK’s most wanted Fraudsters has seen a fourth individual arrested who is alleged to have committed over £5 million worth of fraud [30 August 2011]
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Further success as Crimestoppers’ fraud campaign results in two more arrests
A campaign launched by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to locate ten of the UK’s most wanted Fraudsters has seen two more individuals arrested, bringing the total to three out of ten appeals in just over a week [12 August 2011
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Did you know?
Charities in the UK lose £1.3 billion every year due to fraud