fraud

Pensioners are more likely to be targeted by fraudsters and con artists, the FSA warns.

Five directors of a property investment group have been sentenced to jail after admitting they had defrauded investors of millions of pounds.

The FSA has banned Walthamstow-based mortgage adviser Ashfaq Ahmed for submitting mortgage applications on his own behalf that were based on false and misleading information about his income.

Convicted £38m carousel fraudster Raymond Woolley has been extradited from Switzerland due to a Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) investigation.

Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of mortgage fraud worth around £40m.

The FSA has banned mortgage adviser Mohammed Ahmed for submitting mortgage applications both for himself and his customers, which were supported by false payslips.

An IFA who murdered an elderly author and stole his identity has been jailed for life.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to investigate Bernard Madoff's UK business operations.

More of the world's largest banks have today admitted exposure to a fraud estimated to have lost more than $50bn.

An IFA has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of scamming insurers out of £1m in up-front commissions.