February 15, 2010
New front for cybercrime battle
A new team is created in a bid to strengthen a challenge to online fraudsters that has yet to result in any convictions.
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February 8, 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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February 1, 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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January 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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January 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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