No going back: Roger Jewitt is now banking online For years, Roger Jewitt had absolutely no interest in banking online. The 70-year-old had heard horror stories of people losing thousands of pounds after their personal details were stolen by fraudsters and feared the same could happen to him. But he is now among a growing … Read more
Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments The National Fraud Initiative matches data with public and private sector bodies It has identified £245 million of incorrect payments in the past two years alone The abuses range from housing benefits to disabled parking badges By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:31 BST, 19 … Read more
Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments The National Fraud Initiative matches data with public and private sector bodies It has identified £245 million of incorrect payments in the past two years alone The abuses range from housing benefits to disabled parking badges By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:31 BST, 19 … Read more
Fraudsters capitalise on lockdown uncertainty to steal £4m as investors are lured by sophisticated scams By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 Fraudsters have stolen around £4million from investors in recent months through large-scale sophisticated scams, the Investment Association (IA) has warned. … Read more
‘Scandalous’ RBS helped fraudsters cheat the taxman as High Court rules it was involved in £45m VAT fraud RBS has been accused of ‘scandalous’ behaviour after a High Court decision A judge found it guilty of offering fraudsters ‘dishonest assistance’ Two RBS traders were found to have lied over the carbon credits fraud in 2009 … Read more
‘Scandalous’ RBS helped fraudsters cheat the taxman as High Court rules it was involved in £45m VAT fraud By Adam Luck For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland was last night accused of ‘scandalous’ behaviour after the High Court … Read more
On March 8 I sent a £50,000 Barclays cheque to a building society to invest in a bond. On March 25, Barclays told me it had been contacted by Lloyds Bank as the cheque had been intercepted by a fraudster. Barclays said my money was safe and it would cancel the cheque — but the … Read more
There has been a surge in scammers selling fake online courses as more households take up learning while stuck at home, new data has revealed. With everyone except key workers in lockdown, people are turning to online coaches and trainers to educate themselves while they have the time to do so, including taking webinars, podcasts, … Read more
John Cleese’s iconic character Basil Fawlty (pictured). Tony investigates a fraud where another Basil, this time Basil Scruby, was impersonated by fraudsters Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how … Read more