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Banking

BBC Radio 4 explores ways to fix Britain’s broken banking system

On Saturday afternoon BBC’s Radio 4 reached the halfway point in a new series looking at what is wrong with British banking and how it might be repaired. ‘Fixing Broken Banking,’ presented by Michael Robinson, is an often wistful look …

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Singleton claimed £104,000 in benefits for ‘four children’

A benefit cheat who swindled the taxpayer out of £104,000 after pretending to be a single mum with four children was on Tuesday given 93 YEARS to pay

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Online dating scams cheat Brits out of £37bn

Love-sick Brits hunting for romance online are being cheated out of around £37 billion through sating sites, research has revealed. Fraudsters are targeting emotionally vulnerable Britons looking for love,

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Fraud hits a record high of £3.5bn

2011 saw the cost of fraud reach its highest level in Britain as the economic gloom and austerity measures continued. Accountant KPMG announced that it has been an ‘extraordinary

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Benefits fraudster had £90,000 in the bank

A FRAUDSTER claimed over £30,000 in benefits – despite having a nest egg of more than £90,000 in 26 separate bank accounts, a court was told.   Inam Ul-Haq, of

Benefit Fraudster

Fraudster mum of nine claimed £63,000

A GYPSY mother-of-nine has admitted claiming over £63,000 worth of fraudulent benefits as a single mum - while living with her partner in their caravan.   Chavelle Price, 33, claimed

Fraud

Bogus financial adviser jailed for tax fraud

A bogus financial adviser who fraudulently manipulated his “clients’” pension funds to avoid paying tax of over ?1.9 million has been jailed at Hull Crown Court for three

Fraud

BT Helps UK Businesses Fight Online Fraud

BT today announced the launch of a new authentication service, which will enable UK businesses providing high value or high risk online services

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Cheats warned of benefit fraud blitz

Benefit cheats are being warned today that a new Mobile Regional Taskforce to combat fraud will be visiting their area.  This new team will target all

VAT Fraud

Property developer jailed for £25m VAT fraud

A Middlesex man who evaded £25m in tax by submitting false VAT repayment claims for 15 different companies has been jailed for eight and a half

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