A senior official in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh is held in connection with an alleged real estate scandal. Continued here:  India politician in 'scam' arrest

More than £3.5 billion worth of fraud was recorded in 2011, a record year, as a result of the continuing poor economic conditions, a study has revealed. See the original post here:  Fraud accounted for record £3.5 billion loss in 2011

The Kern County Fire Department is warning business owners about con artists posing as fake business inspectors, and then taking money. Firefighters say the person claims they work for the fire department and will ask to service your fire extinguisher, alarm system, or sprinkler...

Ohio insurance regulators opened 233 insurance fraud cases last year, handled 1,678 agent misconduct cases, took administrative action against 240 individuals and entities and referred 72 individuals for prosecution, the state insurance department reports. Among the top statewide...

Police are warning the public about a continuing scam targeting the elderly and involving the wiring of money via Western Union. Read the original here:  Plainville Police Warn Of Western Union Scam

(Reuters) – A California judge has dismissed a fraud claim brought by Oracle Corp against Hewlett-Packard Co in the bitter legal battle between the two companies over the Itanium platform. Last year, Oracle decided to discontinue its support for Itanium, a heavy-duty computing...

A PROPERTY tycoon at the centre of an alleged £740 million fraud in London against Allied Irish Bank will face a retrial after his co-defendant was too unwell to continue. See more here: AIB fraud case against property tycoon halts

A former McCandless man awaiting sentencing in March on federal fraud charges in connection with the sale of mobile homes was taken into custody on Friday in Arizona on new fraud charges that IRS agents say he perpetuated under an alias. Read more from the original source: Fraud charges...