Entries in 'fraud' (10)
Austerity leads to fraud 'boom time'
NEWSAccounting giant KPMG revealed that British fraud surged in 2011, up 150 per cent to £3.5 billion - boosted by rising incidents of management fraud.
'UK leads world in ticket fraud sites' says the Met
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The Metropolitan Police are monitoring around 1,000 individuals that have registered fake London 2012 Olympics web sites.
Repair techs defraud man of $20 million
NEWSA pair of New York PC repair technicians have been found guilty of defrauding a customer of up to $20 million.
IT security workers oblivious to social networking risks
NEWSMost social network users are likely to accept a friend request from someone they don’t know, including many that work in the IT security sector, researchers have found.
Apple kicks rogue developer off App Store
NEWSiPhone developer Thuat Nguyen has had all his apps booted from the App Store, following accusations of chart-rigging and iTunes account fraud.
Microsoft acts to cut down cyber crime
NEWSMicrosoft has launched a programme aimed at cutting down cyber crime and reducing potential losses from online fraud.
Email is most popular scam method
NEWS73 per cent of adults have received a scam email in the past year, making it the most common scam approach, research has found.
Google takes 'scammers' to court
NEWSGoogle has filed lawsuits against several companies it says are using its brand to con web users into handing over their credit card details.
Dell fined $4 million
NEWSDell and its subsidiary Dell Financial Services have agreed to pay $4 million to the New York Attorney General's Office to resolve charges of fraudulent and deceptive business practices.
Police launch major fraud investigation
NEWSA major police investigation has been launched after a bogus company claiming to sell high value consumer electronics at discount prices placed adverts in several major consumer magazines and national ...
