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11/13, 2008

Fraudsters target money transfers

The BBC's Jason Korsner on the fraudsters who are stealing thousands of pounds from people searching classified ad pages.

10/30, 2008

Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain

Cybercrime in the UK rose by more than 9% in 2007, according to a new report.

10/28, 2008

Microsoft, Yahoo partner on scams

The tech giants join Western Union and the African Development Bank to educate users.

10/27, 2008

‘New twist’ in prize draw scams

A group of elderly prize draw fraud victims are being unwittingly groomed as money launderers, says a watchdog.

10/10, 2008

Your credit crunch jokes

BBC News website readers share how they are coping the crisis with a bit of humour.