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  • Friday, 9 June, 2023
    Financier who used fraud proceeds to fund ‘lavish lifestyle’ sentenced to 14 years

    Anthony Constantinou, who ran fraudulent foreign exchange trading firm Capital World Markets, is still on the run

    2 hours ago
  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK crypto fraud losses jump 40%

    Data from national reporting agency for cyber crime shows £300mn in losses over past year

  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    A beginner’s guide to getting away with accounting fraud, part two

    Unbelievable receivables

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Banking, tech and telecoms groups combine to gather intelligence on scammers

    Cross-industry body announces pilot after companies warn UK fraud strategy is too weak to tackle problem

  • Monday, 22 May, 2023
    UK forex boss convicted after masterminding multimillion pound ‘Ponzi-style’ scheme

    International warrant issued for Anthony Constantinou, who absconded halfway through trial

  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    Online UK fraudster sentenced to 13 years over £100mn bank ‘spoofing’ scam

    Tejay Fletcher’s iSpoof website helped criminals defraud victims by posing as bank staff

  • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    Ex-boss of London Capital & Finance given 10-month suspended jail sentence

    Andy Thomson convicted of contempt as part of probe into investment scandal

  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    Michael Lynch
    Autonomy founder Mike Lynch extradited to US

    Entrepreneur faces fraud charges over software group’s accounts

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    It’s time social media platforms unfriended fraudsters

    Most UK fraud originates online and AI brings a frightening new dimension to scams

  • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
    UK business & economy
    One-fifth of UK businesses hit by fraud, Home Office survey shows

    2018-20 findings point to ‘high levels of repeat victimisation’ and average cost of £16,000

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    FT Money personal finance guides
    FT Money’s guide to tackling fraud epidemic

    New beefed up service will replace Action Fraud this year

  • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
    TSB hits out as social media fraud redress plan is dropped

    UK government’s anti-fraud policy comes under fire

  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    UK’s new fraud strategy too weak to tackle soaring crime, say experts

    Cold calls on financial products to be banned but plans to force tech groups to pay compensation for online scams have been dropped

  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
    Cyber Security
    UK intelligence agencies to step up anti-fraud efforts

    Clampdown by security services comes as government seeks to curb financial scams costing £7bn a year

  • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    MPs slam UK business department over Covid loans fraud

    Report criticises delays in paying postmaster victims and ‘dysfunctional’ Companies House register

  • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    Fallen hedge fund star seeks to reinvent himself as thought leader after jail term

    Dan Kamensky returns to distressed debt markets to shine light on industry’s hardball tactics

  • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
    WANdisco PLC
    UK’s financial watchdog launches probe into WANdisco

    Software group revealed this month it had falsified almost $15mn in revenue last year

  • Friday, 14 April, 2023
    A beginner’s guide to accounting fraud (and how to get away with it)

    A history in the faking

  • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
    News in-depthSerious Fraud Office UK
    Collapse of fraud case triggers demand for overhaul of UK disclosure rules

    Failure of high-profile SFO investigations ignites debate over how criminal evidence is shared

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Libor transition
    The pain and SOFRing are almost over

    Meet the new boss, surprisingly different from the old boss

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    JPMorgan Chase & Co
    Frank founder charged with defrauding JPMorgan in $175mn sale

    Charlie Javice allegedly falsified user numbers at student finance company

  • Monday, 3 April, 2023
    Libor transition
    UK watchdog orders publication of ‘synthetic’ dollar Libor rate

    Decision allows some derivatives extra 15 months to transition from tarnished benchmark

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    UK crime
    Britain risks becoming ‘haven for fraudsters’, MPs warn

    Home Office slammed as ‘sluggish and outmanoeuvred’ on launch of new economic crime plan

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    News in-depthWirecard AG
    ‘Do you understand what I say?’ Markus Braun tests patience of Wirecard judge

    Former chief executive has been unwavering that he has no responsibility for one of Europe’s biggest corporate frauds

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    Industrial metals
    LME finds bags of stones instead of nickel in metal warehouse

    Discovery of fake consignment comes weeks after Trafigura unearthed $500mn nickel fraud

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