fraud
Investment
Fraudsters claiming to be from wealth manager Rathbones are attempting to convince people to transfer money to them for share purchases.
17 September 2010
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Mortgages
An IFA has been jailed for five and a half years for helping clients secure mortgages fraudulently.
06 September 2010
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Protection
The FSA has imposed a lifetime ban on David Marriott, the former chief executive of two insurance intermediaries, for persistent misuse of client money.
02 September 2010
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Individual Protection
A false insurance claim made by a shoplifter for injuries sustained in a police chase contributed to the highest level of insurance fraud last year.
23 July 2010
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Your profession
The FSA has fined three partners at a Sheffield-based IFA for supervisory failures which left a fourth free to commit financial crime.
07 July 2010
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US
US fraudster Bernie Madoff has mocked the investors he swindled out of $65bn, reportedly saying he "carried them" for 20 years.
08 June 2010
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Your profession
The FSA has banned a London stockbroker for stealing clients' money from company accounts.
25 May 2010
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Your profession
Spanish banking giant Santander was suspicious of Bernard Madoff's activities as far back as 2006, internal documents show.
20 May 2010
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Regulation
The FSA has sent out written warnings to 38,000 investors whose details were discovered on a 'master list' used by boiler room fraudsters.
19 May 2010
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Your profession
Two investors seeking the immediate return of their money from a bank linked to US Ponzi swindler Bernard Madoff had their request turned down by a Dutch court yesterday.
18 May 2010
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