The UK recently introduced a law ensuring banks must refund up to £85,000 to victims of fraud within five days.

Calls for scam victims to be treated with more speed and care

These 12 cons are expected to earn criminals more than £200m in the UK alone this year. 

12 Cons of Christmas - warning as AI delivers hefty bonus for criminals

Clover Street Veterinary Clinic in Medway say the man instructed a card machine to deposit £5900 into his account. 

Conman tricked veterinary surgery into paying him 'refund' of nearly £6,000

William Redmond tried to flee from police but was caught by a member of the public.

Fake charity worker stole £18,000 from vulnerable men

A Jersey farmer is warning islanders to be vigilant after he was targeted by a sophisticated phone scam that left him £10,000 out of pocket.

Jersey residents lose around £4.4 million this year to scammers

The death sentence for a real estate tycoon was upheld in Vietnam's largest fraud case, the scale of which has raised concerns about the country's economy.

Vietnam's biggest fraudster faces death penalty, unless £7 billion repaid 

Hampshire Police has issued an urgent warning after a spike in courier scams across the region, with five cases in Hampshire in just one week.

Police warning after spike in courier scams as man loses £15,500

Experts are warning of online Black Friday sale scams aiming to catch out shoppers this Christmas.

Shoppers warned of Black Friday scams

Sara Barnbrook, left, and her sister Jean Barnbrook.

Sara and Jean Barnbrook defrauded the taxpayer out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by claiming repayments on non-existent donations.

Sisters who ran Girl Guides jailed over £450,000 Gift Aid scam

A critical care nurse who lost her entire pension pot of £45,000 after scammers sent her one text says she was made to feel like "nothing".

Text message costs nurse £45,000

Tanya Nasir, 45, was found guilty of nine charges including fraud, using a false instrument with intent, possession of articles for use in fraud, and securing unauthorised access to computer material with intent following a trial.

Tanya Nasir lied about her experience to get a senior nursing position in a unit for sick and prematurely born babies in Bridgend. 

Neonatal nurse jailed for five years after faking qualifications 

Lindsay MacCallum stole more than £85,000 from the charity she co-founded with her best friend Angela MacVicar, who lost her daughter Johanna to leukaemia.

Woman stole £85,000 from cancer charity set up in memory of friend's daughter

The scam is currently circulating on Facebook

Bus company warns against falling for scam targeting public

From October 7, UK banks will be required to refund fraud victims up to £85,000 as bank transfer scams totalled almost £460 million last year.

Banks must reimburse bank transfer fraud victims in new refund rules 

Bone cancer victim Sophie Taylor and footballer James Maddison

A gang in Brazil have stolen pictures of Sophie Taylor, who died in 2019, to set up a fake fundraising page.

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