Fraud
‘Cruel and callous’ fraudster to pay £390,000 compensation
After he conned £1.7m from victims using ‘relentless cold calling and high-pressure sales tactics’
Betting investment scheme duo jailed
They defrauded 145 investors, including friends and family, out of around £5m
US charges duo over Cayman Islands fund fraud
They ‘routed nearly all investor funds to shell companies under the defendants’ control’
Boiler room fraudsters ordered to refund $3.2m to victims
Investors were cold-called and pressured into opening trading accounts to invest in securities
UK online safety bill is ‘first step’ to tackle investment scams
‘Social media sites will have a duty to prevent sham’ schemes from appearing on their sites

