Fraud

Council tax crackdown by cash-strapped authority
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Peterborough
Posted
24 September 2024
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Man and son jailed over £1m National Trust fraud
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Devon
Posted
21 September 2024
Fraud victims lost £17m to scams over past year
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Lincolnshire
Posted
20 September 2024
Hidden West Yorkshire. The Leeds witch who predicted the end of the world. Audio, 3 minutes
The true story of "the Yorkshire Witch" Mary Bateman.
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BBC Radio Leeds
Available for over a year
Resident loses £110k to scammers posing as police
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
18 September 2024
Warning issued over parking fine text scam
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Suffolk
Posted
16 September 2024
Warning issued over parking fine text scam
Posted
14 September 2024
Drama on 4. The Goat Doctor. Audio, 57 minutes
Graeme Garden's comic play tells America's most astounding true tale of quackery.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Woman stole £200k from mum with dementia
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Liverpool
Posted
13 September 2024
Builder who charged for unfinished work sentenced
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Lincolnshire
Posted
13 September 2024
Seaside traders concerned over fake banknotes
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
12 September 2024
Warning over scam callers posing as police officers
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Derbyshire
Posted
11 September 2024
Warning after fake penalty notices sent by text
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Shropshire
Posted
10 September 2024
Uncharted with Hannah Fry. 12. Scandal in the Air. Audio, 15 minutes
With one bar chart, three students help expose a global corporate scandal
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Fraudsters use late broadcaster's profile in scam
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Jersey
Posted
7 September 2024
Trio behind bank fraud subscription service guilty
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
4 September 2024
Watchdog makes big cut to fraud compensation plans
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Business
Posted
4 September 2024
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Luxury watches seized in £76m care home investigation
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Dorset
Posted
3 September 2024
Oasis tickets: Police issue scam warning to fans
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Dorset
Posted
31 August 2024
Serial conwoman avoids jail for solicitor fraud
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Bristol
Posted
30 August 2024
Elderly couple scammed out of £350k by 'police officer'
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Wiltshire
Posted
29 August 2024
Bad People. 108. I was Tinder Swindled. Audio, 58 minutes
After a first date on a private jet, the ‘Tinder Swindler’ fleeced her out of $200,000.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
Hidden West Yorkshire. The case of the secret Leeds coin clipper. Audio, 4 minutes
Chris Nickson tells the story of Arthur Mangy, who was hanged for treason in 1696.
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BBC Radio Leeds
Available for over a year
China scam run from Isle of Man
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Asia
Posted
23 August 2024