Widespread and systematic fraud during the Afghan presidential elections has tarnished the legitimacy of any future government and undermined the Nato campaign there, Western and Afghan officials have admitted. Read the rest here:  West faces losing battle over Afghan poll fraud...

Attorney General Jack Conway is warning Kentuckians about a phone scam that targets grandparents. General Conway’s Office of Consumer Protection has received calls from concerned consumers about the so-called “Grandparents Scam,” also known as the “Emergency Scam.” At least...

ASB Bank said it had detected a serious case of fraud by an investment advisor providing advice to customers “involving several million dollars.” ASB said the offending involved 22 customers, who had been identified and received… The rest is here: ASB sacks advisor...

New Delhi/Ranchi, Aug 31 : A senior civil servant of Jharkhand is under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for his alleged involvement in a Rs.1.3 billion scam in the state’s health department. Read the rest here:  Jharkhand bureaucrat under CBI scanner for...

SEATTLE – A 35-year-old Seattle-area woman who ran a visa fraud scheme involving sham marriages to Cambodians faces two years and nine months in prison. Read more:  Woman sentenced to nearly 3 years for visa fraud scheme involving Cambodian sham marriages (Minneapolis-St....

HATFIELD – Scam artists are at it again, and this time they’re offering delivery. Or more likely, not. Read more from the original source:  Police warn of phone scam (The Reporter)

An elaborate fraud involving “several million” dollars and a former ASB employee is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. View original post here: Bank employee sacked over multi-million dollar fraud (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

A long-time employee of the ASB bank has been fired after discovery of an elaborate fraud involving several million dollars of customers’ money Read the original here: ASB employee fired after fraud involving 22 customers (TVNZ)