MoD Demands Payback Over BT 'Scam' |Sky News|Business

MoD Demands Payback Over BT 'Scam' |Sky News|Business: "The Ministry of Defence is demanding money back from BT after an alleged call centre scam that has left it out of pocket by millions. Target demands Target demands During an employment tribunal for a sacked call centre worker, it was claimed that BT staff made false calls to meet targets. But BT denied allegations that it or its staff defrauded the MoD. Four BT call centres, at Dumbarton, Kettering, Wakefield and St Helens, handled MoD calls from British bases abroad to the UK. The MoD paid for all the calls but if the centres failed to answer them within a certain time limit, BT had to pay a £30,000 monthly penalty to the Ministry."

icRenfrewshire - BUDDIES HIT BY WEB SCAM

icRenfrewshire - BUDDIES HIT BY WEB SCAM: "CUSTOMERS of two banking giants are being targeted by e-mail fraudsters. E-mails are being sent out randomly to Royal Bank of Scotland customers in Paisley in an attempt to trick people into handing over their bank account details. Similar e-mails are also arriving from Halifax on-line banking. The e-mail from RBS is addressed to “digital and direct banking customers” and purports to be carrying out an internet banking update. People are instructed to click on a link, and are then asked for bank account details."

allAfrica.com: Gambia: Fraudsters Jailed for Ten Years (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Gambia: Fraudsters Jailed for Ten Years (Page 1 of 1): "Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of the Kanifing Magistrate's Court, yesterday, convicted and sentenced two Nigerians to ten years imprisonment with hard labour. The duo Peter Cole and Alieu Raphael were found quilty of obtaining money by false pretence and attempts to commit felony. According to the particulars of the offence, on or about the 20th May, 2007 the two accused persons obtained $3,000 (about D78,000) from one Farimang Manneh on the pretext of supplying him with Armatext, but failed to do so."

Police taskforce to target florist credit card fraudsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Police taskforce to target florist credit card fraudsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "A special police taskforce has been created to investigate a credit card scam which targeted customers of the online florist Roses Only. Strike Force Parkview is investigating allegations that hackers entered the 'Roses Only' database and stole customers' credit card details. There are unconfirmed reports that the credit card information has been used to make luxury purchases in south-east Asia. Roses Only says its online payments system was compromised earlier this year. The company is assuring its customers they are not liable for any unauthorised transactions and should contact their financial institution if they have any concerns. Roses Only says it regrets the inconvenience to its loyal customers and has engaged a leading international technology firm to enhance its online security system. New South Wales police say they are working closely with financial institutions to improve security in the wake of the allegations."

Fraudsters offer fake jobs - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

Fraudsters offer fake jobs - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz: "Scammers are targeting international students with fake job offers that come with a $10,000 price tag, a Christchurch student says. Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology commerce student Alex said he had applied for two jobs in the past couple of months where business owners had asked for money in exchange for a full-time position. He had seen the jobs advertised in The Press and in Chinese and Korean-language newspapers. The advertisements were vague about the job position, but said fluency in Mandarin or Korean was essential and gave only a post office box number to send CVs to. Alex went through a long interview process but at the end was told there were no positions available unless he paid a fee of $10,000. 'At the beginning it seemed to be quite a formal thing, but at the end they just asked if you will give them some money to get a job offer,' he said. 'Their reasons are that `you are a graduate and if I put you in here I'm taking a risk', and because you are a risk you need to pay them money.' He said one interview had been in a coffee shop but others were at an office in town. The interviewers were all of Asian descent. 'The company seemed to exist but they don't have much business there. It's basically just a way for them to make money"

$1 million house scam exposed - 16 Sep 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news

$1 million house scam exposed - 16 Sep 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news: "Fraudsters trying to take advantage of Auckland's overheated property market have tried to rip off more than $1 million from banks in a valuation scam on two North Shore properties. The scam has been brought to light by the Institute of Valuers, which believes it could be just the tip of a valuation fraud iceberg. The bogus valuation for two adjoining properties in the upmarket North Shore suburb of Mairangi Bay was submitted to three banks a few weeks ago to secure a loan. The properties sold last April for $1.7 million. The valuation presented to the banks - which they exposed as fictitious - was for a cool $2.85 million. The president of the Institute of Valuers, Blue Hancock, said he believed the bogus valuation was still being presented to banks as late as last week. Hancock said a complaint had been made to the Serious Fraud Office. The Property Institute, which incorporates the Institute of Valuers, issued a warning last week after Auckland banks were targeted by similar scams."

$1 million house scam exposed - 16 Sep 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news

$1 million house scam exposed - 16 Sep 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news: "Fraudsters trying to take advantage of Auckland's overheated property market have tried to rip off more than $1 million from banks in a valuation scam on two North Shore properties. The scam has been brought to light by the Institute of Valuers, which believes it could be just the tip of a valuation fraud iceberg. The bogus valuation for two adjoining properties in the upmarket North Shore suburb of Mairangi Bay was submitted to three banks a few weeks ago to secure a loan."