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Fraud

John Simpson

‘British FBI’ to tackle terrorism and organised crime

New division will be formed as part of a revolution in UK policing

Sun 25 Jan 2026

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Barney Macintyre

Short-seller ‘validated’ by housing fraud inquiry

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Short-seller ‘validated’ by housing fraud inquiry

Patrick Kidd

Meta makes billions from scam adverts

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Meta makes billions from scam adverts

Cormac Kehoe

Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics

Will Neal

Elon Musk’s space unicorn has a scam problem

Wed 17 Sept 2025

Elon Musk’s space unicorn has a scam problem

Eva Wiseman

Alarm bells ring when the fraud department calls

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Alarm bells ring when the fraud department calls

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