US seizes $112m from cryptocurrency investment fraudsters
‘Vicious’ scams have ‘devastated families and cost individuals their life savings’
Fraud
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Four charged with fraud over alleged £1.4m investment scheme
Defendants will appear at Southwark Crown Court on 2 May 2023
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Five arrested over £8m property investment scheme
This was part of an UK-wide police investigation to tackle fraud
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67% of HNW Brits have been a victim of financial crime
On average, scam victims lost around £9,000
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Duo arrested in Ponzi investment scam investigation
Multiple victims across the UK have reported losing varying sums of money
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HMRC opened 25 tax fraud investigations into HNWs in 2022
UK government ‘is likely to continue to invest in this high-end form of tax enforcement’
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Adviser charged after allegedly misappropriating client funds
Victims were current and former professional basketball players
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More than 70 arrested over alleged global investment fraud
‘Criminal group has left a path of destruction and financial ruin’
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‘Detective’ investors blocked £2m of scams in 2022
39% claim that their investigative and research skills are helping them spot signs of fraud
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UK-Romanian boiler room fraud losses hit £1m
Investigation has found over 4,700 victims – but numbers expected to rise
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Mother and sons jailed over £1.5m investment fraud
Victims ‘suffered financial hardship as a consequence of the defendants’ greed’
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£2.7m investment fraudster jailed
Scammer targeted and cold-called at least 175 victims