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Financial fraud

  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    Libor scandal
    Tom Hayes sues former employer UBS for $400mn

    Trader claims bank wrongly cast him as ‘evil mastermind’ behind Libor rate rigging

    Tom Hayes outside the Royal Courts of Justice, wearing a dark suit and magenta tie, looking towards the camera.
  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    HSBC Holdings PLC
    HSBC expects $1.1bn hit from legal fight over Madoff’s Ponzi scheme

    Bank makes provision for lawsuit stemming from criminal enterprise that collapsed in 2008

    Bernard Madoff exits a building wearing a black coat and tie, with a neutral expression.
  • Friday, 24 October, 2025
    South Africa and Nigeria removed from money laundering ‘grey list’

    Africa’s two biggest economies hope decision will spur greater investor enthusiasm

    Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Cyril Ramaphosa shake hands and smile during the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission meeting.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Criminals using AI are driving sharp rise in UK fraud cases

    As part of a tech arms race, banks are also using artificial intelligence to stop scams with increasing effectiveness

    A phone displays a scam message claiming the recipient won $50,000, with warning icons superimposed and blurred hands typing in the background.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    NBA coach and player among dozens charged in US gambling cases

    Arrests form part of FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games linked to organised crime

    Chauncey Billups stands courtside with arms crossed, wearing a red Trail Blazers jacket during a game.
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    EU agriculture
    Greece arrests suspects posing as farmers to tap EU funds

    DJs, waiters and other non-farming professionals accused of fraudulently obtaining millions in agricultural subsidies

    Two goats with yellow ear tags stand at the front of a barn with a herd of goats in the background.
  • Friday, 17 October, 2025
    Lex
    Fraud fears give financiers an unexpected stress test

    The collapse of an insurer and turmoil at banks have more in common than would initially seem obvious

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    Zions Bank office building
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    Banks failing to curb rise in romance fraud, says UK watchdog

    FCA identifies ‘multiple instances’ where banks and payments companies missed suspicious transactions

    A red felt broken heart lies on top of a white computer keyboard.
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    London Capital & Finance
    LCF administrators sue payments provider after ‘Ponzi scheme’ fraud

    Administrators seek £32mn over claims GC Partners failed to conduct proper checks on payments

    People stand by large windows overlooking London’s skyline from a high floor, with the Shard visible in the background
  • Wednesday, 15 October, 2025
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK proposes compensation scheme for victims of China bitcoin fraud

    Crypto haul is at the centre of a High Court battle over a seizure of bitcoin now valued at £5bn

    Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling on a Bitcoin representation with Chinese flags in the background.
  • Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
    UK and US impose sanctions on alleged Cambodian ‘cyber-scam’ network

    London properties worth £130mn frozen in action against group accused of large-scale online romance fraud

    A large white multi-storey house on Avenue Road, London, with a  van and an electric bike outside during a raid.
  • Friday, 10 October, 2025
    Telecoms
    UK telcos step up efforts to combat ‘epidemic’ of handset fraud

    Surge in scams forces VodafoneThree, EE and Virgin Media O2 to tighten controls on mobile phone purchases

    A man looks at his phone while walking past an O2 store with prominent O2 branding in central London.
  • Thursday, 2 October, 2025
    Denmark loses £1.4bn London tax fraud case

    Trader Sanjay Shah among defendants accused of tricking authorities over tax dividends

    Sanjay Shah stands outdoors in front of greenery at The Pointe on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, wearing a white shirt.
  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Deutsche Bank hit by London lawsuits from five former bankers

    Ex-employees seeking damages over quashed convictions in Monte dei Paschi di Siena scandal

    The Deutsche Bank logo and sign on the exterior of a stone building with decorative architectural details.
  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK seeks to keep £5bn bitcoin haul after money laundering convictions

    Complex legal battle over seized assets could run for years

    Zhimin Qian, left, and Seng Hok Ling, right
  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Greek customs broker caught with €3mn cash in China-linked fraud probe

    Bloc’s top prosecutor says investigation highlights ‘massive’ criminal effort to avoid taxes and duties

    Rows of shipping containers and cranes at the COSCO east pier container terminal in Piraeus, Greece, with ships docked nearby.
  • Monday, 29 September, 2025
    White collar crime
    Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for JPMorgan fraud

    Frank founder sold student aid start-up to the US bank for $175mn in 2021 but lied about its user base

    Charlie Javice, left, walks outside Manhattan federal court accompanied by another woman
  • Monday, 29 September, 2025
    The Big Read
    How pressure from Trump is demoralising the US’s top financial prosecutors

    The Southern District of New York once took pride in its independence. But interference from Washington is taking a toll

    The Southern District of New York courthouse
  • Thursday, 25 September, 2025
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Nigeria seeks to counter financial fraud scourge

    Citizens suffer at hands of crooks who profit from poor enforcement and understanding

    Girls in a social and financial skills session in Kaduna State facilitated by the Aflatoun Child Rights Cooperative Project and LYNX Nigeria ; a regulator’s Koran-inspired warning against scams
  • Monday, 22 September, 2025
    Wirecard AG
    Executives found guilty of fraud in Singapore Wirecard case

    Briton and Singaporean faked documents to suggest German payments company was in better financial health

    Logo of payment company Wirecard is pictured at the headquarters in Munich, Germany
  • Friday, 19 September, 2025
    Deutsche Bank AG
    Deutsche Bank chief Christian Sewing set to face multimillion-pound lawsuit

    Chief executive expected to be named as defendant alongside bank in damages claim brought by ex-employees

    Christian Sewing speaks during a press conference, with a blurred purple flag in the background.
  • Tuesday, 16 September, 2025
    Former Freshfields partner loses appeal against conviction for tax offences

    Germany’s Federal Court of Justice finds that Ulf Johannemann’s arguments are ‘unfounded’

    Modern office building with tall metal columns and large windows; two people walk beneath the overhang near the entrance.
  • Saturday, 13 September, 2025
    Spear phishing: the ‘boss scam’ that targets new starters

    Criminals dupe victims into buying gift cards for clients as they play on the insecurity of starting a new job

    Illustration of a person holding up gift cards to an office while the other office workers look confused
  • Friday, 12 September, 2025
    EY
    EY insider: Big Four firm failed investors by watering down fraud-hunting plans

    Joe Howie alleges post-Wirecard clean-up has stalled after scandal in Germany

    Joe Howie in a light plaid jacket sits on a wooden swing bench outdoors, looking thoughtful, with pink flowers in a pot nearby
  • Friday, 12 September, 2025
    Apollo Global Management
    Apollo builds bet against debt of under-fire auto parts supplier

    Ohio-based First Brands Group has come under scrutiny for its invoice factoring

    A montage of spark plugs and Apollo logo on a blue-green gradient background
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