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Holiday scams: Online holiday bargains could be bogus -
Almost one in three people who book holidays online do not confirm that the travel provider is legitimate, according to Get Safe Online.
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Mum Rachel Allgood jailed for Thomas Cook luxury holiday scam
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A mother-of-two who masterminded a fraud that cheated a holiday firm out of almost £250,000 by booking luxury, five-star trips abroad using fraudulent credit cards has been jailed for four-and-a-half years today.
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Twelve sentenced for holiday scam
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Twelve people have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud holiday firm Thomas Cook of more than £250,000.
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Fraud in the private sector - March 2010 -
Our economy is currently losing an estimated 30.5 billion a year through fraud1.
That represents 2.2 percent of GDP, 3.5 percent of the national debt, and is more than double the 13.9
billion worth of direct fraud losses identified by the Association of Chief Police Officers in 2007,
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Fraud Focus - National Fraud Authority -
Over the past few months Action
Fraud has run a series of targeted,
online campaigns aimed at
reducing the number of people
falling victim to fraud,
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Teesside airline boss in court charged with fraud -
A man who said he was setting up an airline to operate flights between London and Durham Tees Valley Airport has appeared in court on fraud charges.
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Volcanic Ash Scam! -
Email scammers are very good at using current events and news events to weave convincing stories designed to part you from your cash. The recent earthquakes in Haiti gave rise to dozens of fake websites soliciting fraudulent donations and email spam asking you to send money to non-existent humanitarian efforts.
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