Interim funding arrangements for a scheme which reimburses people who are tricked into transferring money directly to a fraudster will be extended until the end of March, a trade association has said.
Nearly a quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds have fallen for a Black Friday scam in the past five years, a survey has found.
People educated to degree level could be more at risk of falling for a pension scam than those who have not been to university, research from regulators has found.
A convicted rapist has been jailed for nine years after faking his way to a multimillion-pound National Lottery win with a counterfeit ticket in a “sophisticated and carefully planned” ruse.
A former IT contractor who stole more than £500,000 from 95 accounts belonging to vulnerable people in east London has been jailed for five years.
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has revealed a £3.8 million takeover approach for troubled Goals Soccer Centres ahead of the five-a-side football pitch firm’s shares delisting next week.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has revealed it was hit by fraudsters last year resulting in the loss of £25,000 in funds.
An Aberdeen carer has been struck off after admitting using an elderly client's bank card to pay for her groceries.
A Moray gift shop owner who fraudulently claimed £285,000 in VAT repayments to prop up her business has been spared jailed.
North-east firms have been scammed out of more than £1 million over the past 19 months.
A housing officer cheating Highland Council of £6,000 and the removal of prescription drugs from a Western Isles care home have been highlighted in a report on public sector fraud.
Trading standards teams are warning of a sophisticated phone scam targeting people in the Highlands.
Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme in the US.
A salesman stole more than £11,000 from a north-east tools firm by conning clients into funnelling cash into his personal account when his gambling addiction spiralled out of control.
A gang of fraudsters have been locked up after stealing £360,000 from victims across the country, including the north-east.
A gang of fraudsters have been locked up after stealing £360,000 from victims across the country, including the north-east.
Aberdeen City Council has saved more than £400,000 through rooting out fraud in one year.
A gambling addict who worked as a police admin assistant has repaid half of the £70,000 in VAT she defrauded from HMRC.
Contactless card crime has been linked to a rising number of fraud cases, according to new figures published by Police Scotland.
An antiques dealer sold a customer an early Jack Vettriano painting for £17,000 - despite its actual value only being a fraction of that, a court heard today.
A north-east country park has warned people to beware of a scammer claiming to be selling tickets for a forthcoming Halloween event.
A north-east woman has been jailed for defrauding a relative she was supposed to be caring for out of more than £7,000.
A Polish career criminal who should currently be serving a five-and-a-half year jail term in his native country will not be deported despite being convicted of fraud offences while on the run in Scotland, a court heard today.
A serving policeman has warned the public to be vigilant about telephone scammers - and admitted he fell for a con himself.
A 38-year-old man has gone on trial accused of dishonestly obtaining thousands of pounds from elderly people as deposits for heating systems.
Police have issued a fresh warning over phone scams after fraudsters stole almost £35,000 from three Deeside pensioners.
North-east police are urging members of the public to be vigilant after two recent reports of telephone scams where the victims have collectively lost around £35,000.
A Highland man who fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds from rail companies has received a suspended sentence following a British Transport Police investigation.
Police have ramped up efforts to tackle fraudsters preying on vulnerable north-east pensioners with sophisticated telephone scams.
A man is to stand trial accused of setting up a web-design firm as a front for a million pound fraud, drug dealing and international money laundering operation.
A former Aberdeen University charity boss has been accused of stealing more than £30,000.
Vulnerable north-east residents have had £1.2million drained from their accounts by scammers in just three weeks.