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Anyone can find themselves a victim of fraud, which is defined as criminal deception committed by a person who acts in a false or deceitful way

21:32, 30 JUL 2026
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'Black Widow' who swindled 300k off pensioner lands in UK after fleeing to Tenerife
Crime
Pamela Gwinnett, 63, was sentenced to six years in jail for several offences, including fraud by abuse of position and theft, after she conned a vulnerable pensioner out of almost 300,000
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Police hunt 'illegally blonde' woman suspected of 100,000 stealing spree
Crime
Police are searching for a blonde woman who they believe is behind a string of big money credit card frauds, and have released an image of the blonde suspect they are chasing
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Fake England kits could be packed with 'skin-burning toxic dye' as new fan app launched
Gold Star
EXCLUSIVE: KitLegit can stop fans being conned by Del Boy-style fraudsters flogging 'Scam United' football kits as real in the build up to next month's tournament
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Crime gangs' booming counterfeit World Cup football kit trade as real ones 'unaffordable'
World Cup
Britain set to be blitzed by bogus England and Scotland strips as mobs linked to terrorism and modern slavery see gap in market due to high price of genuine shirts
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Italian PM shares raunchy lingerie photo of her 'crafted by a bot'
Tinder
WARNING: Giorgia Meloni posted the image on X in a warning to people not to be taken in by 'dangerous deepfakes' - though in her case she said AI had 'improved me quite a bit'
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'Unbelievable' fraudsters in bear costumes caught trying to fake damage to a Rolls-Royce
Crime
People have been jailed after using a bear suit to fake wild animal damage to a 320,000 Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes, as UK insurers warn AI is fuelling a surge in digital fraud
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It's 'Scam United' as England fans face perfect storm of World Cup football frauds
World Cup
Dupers will take advantage of supporters' desperation to see Three Lions lift the World Cup this summer with a barrage of hoaxes, experts warn
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Climbers on Everest poisoned by shady sherpas and exploited by fake rescuers in widespread scam
Fraud
Dodgy guides and rescuers have been conspiring to rip off insurance companies, even going so far as to spike climbers with chemicals that mimic the effects of altitude sickness
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Granny arrested at gunpoint and wrongly jailed after AI mistook her for bank robber
Artificial Intelligence
Mum of three and gran of five Angela Lipps pleaded with the cops that they had got the wrong woman, adding that she'd never even been to the state where the crime took place
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UK bank customers issued warning after 'data breach' - 'call this number'
Scams
A major technical glitch affected Lloyds customer accounts recently
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DWP 'could get things wrong' with new fraud bank checks, MP committee warns
DWP
Leading MPs are demanding closer oversight of how the DWP uses the new powers
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Conman accused of tricking his way onto hundreds of flights for free by posing as a pilot
Facebook
Former fight attendant Dallas Pokornik, 33, spent four years using a fake ID card to fly round the world for free, court heard
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Fraud expert shares six tips to avoid getting scammed as top cons revealed
Scams
A fraud expert has shared the six things you need to do and avoid doing to prevent being caught out by a scam.
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Universal Credit claimants warned of DWP fraud crackdown on three key loss areas
DWP
The DWP has confirmed a new campaign to tackle Universal Credit fraud will begin at the end of January, 2026. The crackdown will focus on living circumstances, self-employment, and savings
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'Del Boy' who swindled luxury hotels into buying 500k of fake tea faces fresh legal bid
Crime
Thomas Robinson, 55, was jailed for more than three years in June for his greedy plot in 'tea-ricking' businesses across the UK into buying his apparently Scottish-grown drink
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Child Benefit cuts loom for thousands as UK ramps up fraud checks
HMRC
The move is expected to save taxpayers 350 million over the next five years
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Drivers told to keep coins and banknotes in car as epidemic sweeps England
Driving
Motorists are being urged to pay with cash at car parks instead of using card as a QR scam epidemic sweeps England the scam has cost victims nearly 3.5 million in just one year
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Fake astronaut scams OAP telling her 'I'm stuck in space, send me money for oxygen'
Space
A scammer posing as an astronaut 'in space' and 'under attack' has successfully stolen thousands of pounds from an unsuspecting elder on the Japanese island of Hokkaido
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Art fraudster's missing 60million before marrying UK reality TV royalty
Fraud
Inigo Philbrick was once one of the art world's golden boys, a dealer who seemed to have the Midas touch
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Ethical hacker exposes 10 most used passwords - and it's not good news for Brits
Tech
Brandyn Murtagh, an ethical hacker, stunned volunteers during a security assessment by using only publicly available data breaches to find their passwords
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DWP staff 'stole' 1.7million in benefits by fraud as government vows to crack down
DWP
Department for Work and Pensions staff stole 1.7m in cash by fraud in the last tax year either for themselves or by approving claims for people not entitled to benefits
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Popular mascot Chuck E Cheese gets arrested and cuffed in front of crying kids
Crime
Jermell Jones was arrested at a kids' entertainment centre in Florida on Wednesday on credit card theft charges - six months after trying a similar ploy dressed as Mickey Mouse.
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Beware of ticketing scams: Top red flags as 1 in 5 Brits fall victim
Ticketmaster
A poll found 20% of adults have fallen victim to a ticketing scam, with the average victim losing out on 186 - and a further 28% having a 'near miss'
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Brits forget to keep one thing 'secure' on holiday - and it's not their passport
Travel
A poll of 2,000 Brits found that health emergencies are the top worry when in a different country, with theft also being a big concern, but holidaymakers are forgetting about one important risk
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