FRAUD

Suit Says Neighborhood?s Boom Was Built on Mortgage Fraud New York Times
A housing boom in Indiana provided fertile ground for mortgage fraud, as rising home prices served as cover for quick-flip plans.
Top companies linked to pension surplus fraud Independent Online
Two of South Africa's biggest financial services companies, Alexander Forbes and Sanlam, have become directly implicated in a massive alleged fraud in which top com-panies stripped more than R174 million from pension fund surpluses in the 1990s.
Medicaid Fraud arrests KATC3
ALake Arthur couple was arrested by Crowley police on charges of Medicaid fraud. 33-year-old D'lynn Lebleu and 31-year-old Sidney Moore were booked into the Acadia parish jail after a local pharmacy reported suspicious activity.
Fraud against elderly on the upswing The Daily News
As Baby Boomers hit their golden years and human life-spans lengthen, financial fraud schemes against the elderly are becoming the fastest growing crime in the United States, according to attorney Jessica Dimitrov, whose Vancouver practice focuses on guardianship, estate planning and vulnerable adult abuse cases.
Citizens’ group shows evidence of fraud INQ7.net
THE OneVoice Citizens’ Group yesterday said it had enough evidence to prove that the gathering of signatures for the people’s initiative to change the Constitution undertaken by Sigaw ng Bayan and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines was marked by fraud.
Former Jefferson County Environmental Services Director Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Bribery, and Mail Fraud WSFA Montgomery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 2, 2006 -- Former Jefferson County Environmental Services Division Director Jack Swann was found guilty late Monday on 18 out of 19 counts having to do with conspiracy, bribery and mail fraud.
Warning over threat from carousel fraud The Scotsman: Business
GLASGOW recently found itself at the centre of Britain's biggest ever VAT fraud investigation, with officials claiming that the carousel fraud scam could have cost the government hundreds of millions of pounds.
Group alleges fraud in Georgia elections AP via Yahoo! News
Opposition leaders alleged Friday that Georgia's local and regional elections were riddled with fraud, but international monitors said the balloting was conducted "with general respect for fundamental freedoms."
2 Indicted In Hurricane Katrina Charity Fraud NBC 4 Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Two Southern California men have been indicted in a Hurricane Katrina charity fraud scheme in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said Leontin Salageanu and Teodor Manolache, both Romanian nationals, are charged with wire fraud, identity fraud, Social Security fraud and conspiracy.
Two indicted, one pleads guilty in separate Katrina fraud cases WTVM 9
LOS ANGELES Two men have been indicted on fraud charges for posing as Katrina relief organizations while staging phony online auctions.

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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Organization dedicated to fighting fraud and white-collar crime.
Internet Fraud
Department of Justice site includes information defining Internet fraud, what to do about it, and where to go to get more information.
OneStat.com - provider of web analytics, click fraud detection
Provider of real-time web analytics to track visitor behavior, online advertising campaigns and to detect click fraud. Sign up for a free 4 week trial!
Serious Fraud Office | Welcome to the SFO
The SFO is the UK body which investigates and prosecutes serious and complex fraud. Site contains a mixture of information on the work of the SFO at home

Internet Fraud
Department of Justice site includes information defining Internet fraud, what to do about it, and where to go to get more information.
OneStat.com - provider of web analytics, click fraud detection
Provider of real-time web analytics to track visitor behavior, online advertising campaigns and to detect click fraud. Sign up for a free 4 week trial!
Serious Fraud Office | Welcome to the SFO
The SFO is the UK body which investigates and prosecutes serious and complex fraud. Site contains a mixture of information on the work of the SFO at home
Fraud Bureau - Web Fraud and Web Scams Complaint Centre providing
Search for, or register, a complaint relating to online vendors and online auctions, including information and news about fraud on the Internet.
FCIC: Scams and Frauds
Scams and Frauds -- A listing of the latest scams and frauds announced Here are some of the latest Scams, Frauds, and Consumer Abuse items in the news.
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Alerts for consumers and easy-to-use
Wired 14.01: How Click Fraud Could Swallow the Internet
Cauff was a victim of "click fraud," the illicit manipulation of keyword-based advertising. In this case, the scam appeared straightforward - one company
Metropolitan Police Service - Fraud Alert
Fraud alert is a joint initiative against high value investment fraud and prime bank fraud.