Yet in the years since its last review, risks from crypto-enabled illicit finance, industrial-scale fraud, fintechs and ...

A record number of fraud reports were made to the UK’s database in 2025, as criminals continue to take advantage of artificial intelligence. Fraud prevention service Cifas warned that nearly 445,000 ...

FOREIGN gangs are cloning Brits’ phone numbers to con millions from the public. The crooks use spoofing tech to swap their overseas number for a UK mobile number. This then flashes up on victims’ ...

Range of potential measures announced by Ofcom include reducing risk of accounts being hijacked for scams ...

The PSR’s July 2026 evaluation found UK scam reimbursement cut APP fraud losses by £73m a year, with 97% of in-scope claims ...

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. The scam campaign ...

Financial fraud has become one of the UK’s most damaging, persistent, and underestimated national threats. The appointment of the UK’s first Fraud Minister marks a decisive moment—one that could, if ...

UK consumers have been on the receiving end of a huge influx of online fraud, losing over £11bn ($13.8bn) in the past 12 months, according to Cifas. The fraud prevention non-profit surveyed 2000 Brits ...

A report has revealed that Nigerians recorded the highest fraud among international students’ applications submitted to the British universities. In a report on Thursday by The PIE News, a UK-based ...

Exam Fraud Laws: The amended law prescribes up to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for organised paper ...