Online banking losses and phishing attacks both recorded double-digit growth last year as UK customers continued to fall victim to online scams, according to figures released today by The UK Cards Association and Financial Fraud Action UK. View original post here: Banking fraud up...

St. Joseph records sought; probe spurred by report of unneeded stents Federal lawmakers have asked St. Joseph Medical Center to turn over three years of billing records and other documents related to cardiac care, saying they are troubled by reports of unnecessary coronary stents...

HALIFAX — The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is not soliciting money to buy bulletproof vests and anyone doing so may be perpetrating a fraud, according to the law enforcement agency. Excerpt from: Bulletproof vest solicitation labeled fraud (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald)

JOHOR BARU: A syndicate has been using former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s name in a gold scam. See the original post here: 16. Dr M’s name used in gold scam (The Star)

Pacific Islanders have been warned not to fall prey to an alleged scam targeting overstayers being offered New Zealand citizenship in exchange for $1000. One News reported last night that hundreds of Tongan overstayers have been… Originally posted here:  Citizenship scam targeting...

Two Indian PhD students in the UK who carried out an elaborate car sale scam in the east Midlands, have been jailed and face deportation to India after completing their sentence. View post:  Indian students jailed in UK for car scam (Express India)

A Sarpy County judge has removed himself from the securities-fraud cases of two former Nebraska City brokers because of concerns about possible conflicts. Originally posted here: More delays in fraud case for ex Neb. brokers (AP via Yahoo! News)

Afghan authorities plan to close thousands of polling stations and hire new poll workers to discourage the fraud that tarnished the August presidential election and forced a runoff set for Nov. 7, U.N. officials said Wednesday. More here:  Afghans take steps to prevent fraud in...