The UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) criminalizes any serious crime, including fraud, that is transnational, committed by an organized crime group and punishable by a ...

Most types of financial fraud are relatively straightforward: the fraudster uses creative accounting, inflated numbers, or out-and-out lies to trick their victim into handing over money or valuables ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers call people from hidden numbers and attempt to deceive them. (Getty) (Getty Images) One in seven people in the UK have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government is cracking down on benefit fraud. (Danny Lawson, PA Images) The government is ramping up efforts to drive down ...

The government is set to crack down on benefit fraud, with proposed laws potentially granting investigators work with banks to check for fraudulent activity for millions of benefit recipients. As of ...