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  • Convicted fraudster ordered to pay £265,523 by FCA

    The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £265,523.96 against convicted P2P fraudster Andrew Currie and he will face a further jail sentence if he does not pay up within three months.

  • SFO wins back £400k for fraud victims 24 years after crime

    Nine victims of an email fraudster are set to receive a share of £400,000 in recovered funds 24 years after the crime.

  • FCA hits Hampshire adviser with additional fraud charge

    The FCA has brought an additional charge of fraud by abuse of position against Mrs Lisa Campbell, an independent financial adviser based in Hampshire.

  • Individual fined for data breach but acquitted of fraud

    Taunton-based Nicholas Harper, 26, has been convicted of breaching the Data Protection Act but acquitted of fraud and unauthorised business offences connected to an investment fraud following a prosecution brought by the FCA.

  • ‘Sophisticated’ fraudsters targeting savers’ pensions

    Fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated impersonation techniques to access savers' pensions, according to the Pensions Regulator.

  • 85-year-old man jailed for 2 years for £1m investment fraud

    Former NASA physicist John Burford has been sentenced to two years in prison in a £1m UK investment fraud case, following a prosecution brought by the FCA.

  • New fraud law targets firms and employees

    A new corporate criminal offence of 'failure to prevent fraud' comes into effect today and will hold large organisations to account if they profit from fraud.

  • Devon man behind £1.3m Ponzi scam found guilty

    A Devon man who set up a Ponzi scheme that netted £1.3m has been found guilty of fraud, following a prosecution by the FCA.

  • Investment fraudster told to repay losses to investors

    The FCA has today (5 August) secured a confiscation order against Reuben Akpojaro, the fourth individual involved in a £1.2m investment scam which saw 120 investors conned out of their savings.

  • FCA takes action over £23m unauthorised investment scheme

    The FCA has begun High Court proceedings over an alleged unauthorised investment scheme involving consumer investments of more than £23m in static homes.

  • 6 charged over £75m storage unit pension fraud

    Six people have been charged over a pension fund and SIPP fraud which involved £75m being invested into storage units in the North of England and Scotland.

  • Student who sold 'phishing' kits to fraudsters jailed for 7 years

    A Canterbury University student who sold more than a thousand phishing kits - used by scammers to defraud victims of more than £100m - has been jailed for seven years.

  • Fugitive Ponzi crook ordered to pay back £64m

    A fraudster who fled to avoid a 14 year jail term has been ordered to repay £64m from the proceeds of his crime or have 14 years added to his sentence.

  • IFA warns industry after wealthy client targeted by scammers

     

    IFA firm Continuum has warned advisers to be alert after a client was targeted by scammers in a sophisticated attack.

  • Investment scam losses rise 34% in 2024

    Investment scams saw a sharp 34% increase in losses in the first recorded rise since 2021, according to the annual UK Finance Annual Fraud Report.

  • Nearly 1,900 clients hit by clone fraudsters targeting fund firms

    The fund managers’ trade body, the Investment Association (IA), has warned that brand cloning scams have become the “leading source” of fraud risk with hundreds of investors losing millions of pounds.

  • FCA confiscates £300k from investment fraudsters

    The Financial Conduct Authority has secured confiscation orders of £305,284 against a trio of convicted investment fraudsters.

  • 4 arrested over suspected fraud and money laundering

    The FCA, backed by City of London Police, has arrested four individuals over suspected fraud and money laundering offences.

  • TPR ends fraud case after death of defendant

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has ceased criminal proceedings against a former director of a social enterprise company accused of pension fraud following his death.

  • FCA charges adviser with £2.3m theft from clients

    The Financial Conduct Authority has charged Lisa Campbell of Campbell & Associates Independent Financial Advice Ltd (FRN 602550) with multiple fraud offences.

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