Fraud

Trending. Scammed by the fake Chinese police. Audio, 18 minutes
The con men who threaten to extradite their victims to China if you don’t pay “bail”
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Jail for £1m lavish lifestyle council fraudster
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
5 July 2024
'No decency': Family's anger at funeral scam
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Lincolnshire
Posted
4 July 2024
Motorbike showroom owner admits £33,000 fraud
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England
Posted
3 July 2024
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling. 31. The French Impressionist. Audio, 40 minutes
A missing boy from Texas turns up halfway around the world.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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Warning after scam QR codes appear in car parks
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Gloucestershire
Posted
28 June 2024
Reward for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ raised to $5m
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US & Canada
Posted
27 June 2024
Five charged with juror bribe plot in Covid fraud trial
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Health
Posted
27 June 2024
Finance manager jailed over £300k fraud
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North Yorkshire
Posted
25 June 2024
'Cannabis crooks dumped 10 tonnes of soil in my bedroom'
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London
Posted
23 June 2024
Sisters lose hundreds in Taylor Swift ticket scam
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England
Posted
21 June 2024
The Everyday Hustle. Harpreet Kaur, with Marnie: Summer scams survival guide. Audio, 30 minutes
Marnie sits in to keep you scam-free this summer with the scam survival guide.
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BBC Asian Network
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Trio sentenced after hundreds ripped off in fraud
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Nottinghamshire
Posted
14 June 2024
Man who stole £14k for fake Somerset holiday jailed
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Northamptonshire
Posted
11 June 2024
1995: Rogue trader Nick Leeson jailed. Video, 00:01:27
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BBC
Posted
11 June 2024
Men wanted over 'card machine trick' at pub
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Lincolnshire
Posted
10 June 2024
1972: Computer Fraud. Video, 00:08:36
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BBC
Posted
10 June 2024
Scammers use fake X accounts to impersonate airlines
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Business
Posted
10 June 2024
Warning to pensioners over 'cruel' courier fraud
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England
Posted
5 June 2024
'Spiteful' mum stole daughters' £50k inheritance
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Wales
Posted
31 May 2024
Gang jailed over £50m benefit fraud
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London
Posted
30 May 2024
Hundreds of phones and bags of cash: Inside the UK's biggest benefit fraud
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London
Posted
30 May 2024
Actress duped by friend in Hillary Clinton film scam
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
27 May 2024