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02/08, 2010

Islanders target of lottery scam

Police in Jersey are advising residents of a lottery scam which asks for "winners" to send bank details.

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02/01, 2010

‘10% of Britons’ fall for scams

The full extent of scams in Britain is revealed as thousands are warned they could be on a sucker list.

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01/31, 2010

Warning on tax return e-mail scam

Thousands of fraudulent e-mails have been sent out ahead of Sunday's tax return deadline, Revenue & Customs says.

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01/22, 2010

Fraud ‘costs the UK £30bn a year’

Fraud - including scams, online theft, insurance cheats and tax fraud - costs the UK £30bn a year, an official estimate says.

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01/18, 2010

OAP loses £24,000 in lotto scam

An elderly woman from the Aberdeen area is cheated out of £24,000 in a Euromillions lottery scam, police have said.

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