Over 7,300 disability hate crimes were reported to the police across England and Wales in 2019/20, yet only 1 in 62 cases actually resulted in anyone being charged. This is according to the leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
A recent joint operation against computer software service fraud offences between the City of London Police and Indian security forces has led to raids on ten suspect offices in six cities of India, according to UK authorities.
Paul Shamplina, high profile figure in the rental sector and star of TV show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords, says rogue letting agents should be named and shamed as a warning to innocent landlords who risk being conned.
New research of 2,000 British adults carried out by Santander reveals that only 4 in 10 Brits say they know what an investment scam is. So now they have recruited poets Pam Ayres and Suli Breaks to fight crime with the use of rhyme.
Out of the17,600 reported cases of hacking in the UK only 57 led to prosecution in 2019, according to a new report. The statistics signify a 12% drop in the number of convictions compared to 65 successful prosecutions the year before.
Smart plugs may be useful and clever devices for all of us to use, but they risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk in the home, an investigation by consumer champions Which? has found
A clinic supporting victims of cyberstalking has been set up in West Kent following a massive rise in reports of cyber crime during lockdown with more internet-based bullying, harassment and scams - leading to the need for more expert advice
British Pensioner Lesley Udberg, who claimed £17,000 of UK benefits – even though she was living the high life in Spain- has been found guilty of two counts of dishonestly claiming more than €19,000 (£17,000) while she was living abroad.
A new police "centre of excellence" to tackle cyber crime is going to be created in Scotland. The force has also announced plans to increase the number of specially trained staff to tackle sex abuse, fraud and sharing explicit sexual images.
A Chicago federal jury has found two former employees with Deutsche Bank guilty of fraud charges for their respective roles in fraudulent and manipulative trading practices involving publicly-traded precious metals futures contracts.
BY 2022 counterfeiters are expected to be raking in almost £2 trillion a year making it the largest and most successful criminal enterprise in the world. As a result more than five million people will lose their jobs as genuine retailers are forced to close
HEWLETT Packard India said counterfeit goods worth $6 million were seized by the authorities between November 2019 and July 2020, and more than 10,000 websites selling fakes were de-listed as part of its blitz on fraudulent printing supplies.
FALLING in love can be exciting, flowers delivered to your door, candlelit dinners and exotic holidays. But foreign criminals are moving in on romance and are fleecing elderly women of thousands by using bogus identities.
SHARE sale, boiler room, hedge fund or bond fraud involves bogus stockbrokers, usually based overseas, cold calling people to pressure them into buying worthless shares. Meet the merciless new wolves of Wall Street trying to steal your savings..
UK Finance is urging people to be aware of criminals exploiting Covid-19 to target their victims, after figures revealed a sharp rise in impersonation scams in the first half of this year with almost 15,000 scam cases reported.
The illicit trade in wildlife generates billions of dollars for criminal networks and is one of the most lucrative operations globally. But it can have significant economic impacts claims an OECD report into wildlife crime which has caused outrage across the world.
An awareness campaign has been launched by AGE UK to help those residents over 55 living in Dudley and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands to tackle the increasing threat of fraud. The elderly are generally the prime target for crooks.
The end has come for serial fraudster Bradley Thomas Anthony Strauch who has been jailed for swindling more than $47,000 from Gumtree sellers, all while serving a suspended sentence for an earlier string of scams. Justice has been done.
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