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The UK Finance Annual Fraud Report reveals that criminals stole £1.28bn through payment fraud in 2025, a 4% increase on the previous year. Authorised push payment (APP) fraud losses rose even more ...

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Kerry Nelson and Jacqueline Stephens plead guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to defrauding four clients of £2m; sentencing is set for 10 December 2026.

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UK consumers have been on the receiving end of a huge influx of online fraud, losing over £11bn ($13.8bn) in the past 12 months, according to Cifas. The fraud prevention non-profit surveyed 2000 Brits ...

A fraud trial involving Motor House UK has collapsed after evidence-handling failures by Derby City Council made a fair trial ...

Financial fraud has become one of the UK’s most damaging, persistent, and underestimated national threats. The appointment of the UK’s first Fraud Minister marks a decisive moment—one that could, if ...

Investors must establish their ownership rights under Chinese laws before they can claim the seized Bitcoin through the UK court process.