Fraud

The Cyber and Fraud Hub has helped hundreds of individuals protect themselves from financial loss since launching last July. The hub has assisted 228 people through its ...

Scotland’s cybercrime and fraud experts are urging businesses to be mindful of scams during the Edinburgh Festivals. The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland is warning businesses ...

Criminals have been prevented from fraudulently withdrawing around £29 million from bank accounts over the last five years, according to a report into serious organised crime in ...

Scotland’s business resilience organisation has changed its name to reflect a rising national threat from cyber crime and fraud. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre, the not-for-profit dedicated ...

The number of fraud cases over £100,000 being heard in Scottish courts rose significantly last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest bi-annual Fraud Barometer. A total of ...

One of the most devastating and costly forms of cybercrime that is affecting thousands of people across the UK is being tackled through a research project at ...

Three former lawyers and two other men who masterminded a £1.48 million bank and property money-laundering operation have been jailed for a total of 30 years and ...

Police are no longer interested in catching scammers and con artists, a top fraud lawyer has claimed. Clare Montgomery KC, of Matrix Chambers, said she did not ...

The number of alleged fraud cases exceeding £100,000 has risen dramatically in the first half of 2022, according to KPMG UK’s latest fraud barometer. A total of 14 cases with ...

People aged between 20 and 39 are the most likely to have reported being scammed in the past year, Which? research reveals, with many young victims losing ...

The number of alleged fraud cases being heard in Scottish courts rose dramatically last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest Fraud Barometer. A total of 16 cases ...

Homebuyers are being warned about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and ...

Scotland has recorded 10 high-value fraud cases during the first half of 2021, as logistical challenges for the country’s justice system begin to ease. The latest data ...

Scotland has officially recorded only one high-profile fraud case for the entire period of 2020 as Covid-19 continues to pose profound logistical challenges for the country’s justice ...