Latest fromFraud
'Secret agent for ancient sect' accused of $6m con
A self-proclaimed 'secret agent' has been accused of brain-washing and torturing a French family of aristocrats into giving him $6m of goods.
Runaway millionaires still at large after six months
Police are still seeking Chinese help to find Leo Gao and Kara Hurring who skipped the country with millions of of Westpac's money.
Scientology 'organised fraud', French court says
A French court has fined the church of Scientology $1.2m for preying financially on vulnerable believers.
NZ firms told to pay up $53m
A US judge has ordered two NZ incorporated companies to pay US$40 million to 200 American investors for running a "mini Ponzi scheme".
Credit card scammers live the high life
A syndicate of scammers buys a luxury lifestyle after obtaining the credit card details of genuine bank customers.
Eye scan backed to beat fraud
Eighty-one per cent of New Zealanders are happy to use fingerprint scans to prove their identity and 68% are willing to have their eyes scanned.
Wall St bankers 'lied over and over again'
A jury has begun deciding the fate of the two Bear Stearns managers whose hedge funds imploded in 2007, marking the start of the financial crisis.