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Homeless man pleads guilty to GoFundMe viral hoax
In Depth US military veteran and New Jersey woman admit making up good samaritan story purely for profit
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Will Justin Trudeau resign as Canadian PM?
Speed Read Opposition demands Liberal leader stand down over claims of political interference in bribery prosecution
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How holidaymakers can avoid the latest villa scams
Speed Read Barclays finds that 37% of people scammed by bogus holiday firms lose over £1,000
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Viral £300,000 GoFundMe story ‘completely fake’
Speed Read Prosecutors claim trio made up good samaritan story purely for profit
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Iran executes ‘Sultan of Coins’
Speed Read Vahid Mazloumin sentenced to death for hoarding gold and other currency
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Children have ‘1,300 pictures of them’ posted online by age 13
Speed Read New report urges parents and young people to be aware of digital footprint that ‘starts in womb’
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Fifth of Brits ‘harmed by the internet’
Speed Read Ofcom to seek stricter regulation of social media giants as research reveals scale of problem
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Lottery winner accused of faking £2.5m ticket
Speed Read Edward Putman has been under investigation by Hertfordshire's Serious Fraud and Cyber Unit since 2015
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Pension scams: how to spot a con
Speed Read Regulators warn that pension fraud victims lost more than £23m last year
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Mark Acklom: who is UK’s most wanted conman and what did he do?
Speed Read Fugitive in custody in Switzerland following police swoop
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Tesco’s £250m fraud trial collapses
Speed Read One of three executives accused of ‘cooking the books’ suffers heart attack
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Gang stages Cardiff bus crash in insurance scam
Speed Read Suspicions were aroused when none of the seven 'injured' passengers sought medical help at the scene
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Identity theft 'at epidemic levels'
Speed Read The elderly are no longer the most likely victims as fraudsters target men in their 20s, 30s and 40s
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