UK News & Investigations

A FORMER double glazing salesman who is serving a 12-year prison term for committing one of the country's biggest ever frauds which netted more than £336 million has been ordered to pay just over £283,000 in criminal proceeds. David Ames, 74, was jailed in October 2022 following a three-month trial at Southwark Crown Court in connection with the failed investment Harlequin Property which saw several thousand mainly British investors lose pensions and life savings in a Caribbe

Last week UK News and Investigations was ahead of the game with an exclusive report that Action Fraud would be killed off in December and replaced by Report Fraud. Read our exclusive report here. Today, City of London Police has confirmed report Fraud went live today, December 4 2025, with a full launch in January. A City of London police spokesperson said: "From Thursday 4 December 2025, anyone needing to report cyber crime or fraud will be directed to our new Report Fraud s

THE UK's "failed" scam reporting system Action Fraud is set to finally be axed within weeks, with a "soft launch" of its replacement due next month<Dec> following repeated delays after MPs branded it "not fit for purpose" and "failing victims." The beleaguered system is set to be rebranded as "Report Fraud" with new technology that promises to speed up the process and also to collect evidence for potential police investigations. The replacement has been dogged by setbacks aft

A MAJOR suspected "timeshare compensation fraud" involving at least 23 limited companies, is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). It is suspected the companies cold called members of the public offering exit and/or compensation from timeshare or holiday clubs they had earlier entered into agreements with for an upfront fee between January 2018 and September 2024. No services are understood to have ever been provided in most cases, according to the SFO. Peopl

A MANHUNT is underway after a man accused of masterminding a 14 million euro cyber fraud that targeted German investors failed to turn up for his extradition. Germany has been seeking the extradition of Israeli national Bar Cohen, 32, from the UK since 2022. He was set to be flown out of the country on Wednesday, October 15 2025, but failed to show up after earlier being released on conditional bail. At a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court the next day a bench warrant

A LAUGHING migrant who helped Indian call centre scammers collect and launder their cash should be deported after he serves a jail term....

Eighteen people have been arrested in a crackdown on "courier fraud" which targets pensioners. One victim affected by the scammers was...

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged a man with fraudulent trading as part of its investigation into a company whose alleged...

A MAN is fighting extradition to Dubai in connection with an alleged £350,000 fraud. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued an...

DETECTIVES have arrested a Bedfordshire man and seized £124,000 in cash as part of a fraud investigation. Following a warrant in Luton on...