A callous fraudster assumed the identity of her 89-year-old victim to steal her cash and pay for a lavish honeymoon and four more exotic holidays in under a year.
A Kelty woman fraudulently obtained £8,000 in benefits by falsely claiming her husband was unemployed, a court has been told.
A British entrepreneur at the centre of a multibillion-dollar High Court fraud claim has accused American technology giant Hewlett-Packard of “making a series of far-fetched allegations of fraud and scapegoating”.
Five people have been arrested and questioned over alleged accounting fraud at the Patisserie Valerie chain, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said.
A Northern Ireland woman has been scammed out of more than £300,000 by an individual who promised her a romantic relationship.
The number of internal fraud investigations carried out by Angus Council has doubled in the past year.
An elderly Angus couple have told how they almost fell victim to a phone sex scam.
A church treasurer who embezzled more than £34,000 of funds from a Perth church has been warned he faces being sent to prison.
Natalie McGarry, the former SNP MP who embezzled more than £25,600 from pro-independence organisations, has been jailed for 18 months.
Fraudsters will no longer be able to trick the public into thinking they owe HM Revenue and Customs, according to new plans unveiled by the tax authority.