Financial

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the public about dealing with Unicominsurance.net as a cloned firm.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3653336/fca-issues-another-clone-broker-warning

The 'Confirmation of Payee' service has been developed by Pay.UK, which runs the UK's retail payment systems and oversees bank transfers and direct debits.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/10/new-name-check-service-to-help-prevent-fraud/

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is reportedly mulling a new investigation into allegations that Lloyds Bank had a plan to cover up fraud at its HBOS branch in Reading.

http://www.cityam.com/265579/serious-fraud-office-mulls-new-investigation-into-hbos

A City of London Police investigation revealed money launderer had control of six Facebook accounts and an Instagram account he used in the recruitment of money mules.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1125/jail_for_money_launderer_who_used_facebook_to_rec

Financial fraud is a worldwide issue and it will come as no surprise that fraudsters take extreme measures to cover their tracks and hide the money they have taken from unsuspecting investors.

http://www.mondaq.com/uk/x/744456/White+Collar+Crime+Fraud/Forex+Fraud+The+Continuing+Fight+Against+Sham+Brokers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published two consultation papers, setting out its proposals in the event the UK leaves the European Union on 29 March 2019 without an implementation period.

https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-consults-brexit-approach

Banking lobby UK Finance has floated the idea of imposing a universal tax on funds transfers which banks could dip into to compensate victims of push payments fraud.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/32762/uk-finance-proposes-payments-tax-to-compensate-fraud-victims

Former City trader Kweku Adoboli, who gambled away £1.4 billion in the UK’s biggest banking fraud, has been bailed from detention pending a decision over his deportation.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/10/09/14bn-fraud-trader-kweku-adoboli-bailed-pending-deportation-decision/

Former HBos banker behind a £245m swindle has been ordered to pay back just £130,000.

https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/2018/10/09/hbos-banker-behind-245m-fraud-must-repay-130k/

More needs to be done to raise awareness about the harm of fraud and financial crime.

https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/technology/2018/10/11/news/young-people-increasingly-at-risk-of-identity-fraud-data-shows-1455530/