Considers some recommendations proposed by the Law Commission report on fraud, especially regarding the future role of … dishonesty in offences involving fraudulent conduct, and the report’s proposal for the creation of a new offence of fraud plus … another new offence of obtaining services dishonestly. Outlines the advantages of a single law of fraud, as the report sees …

, nor of fraud, although there is a draft bill to establish the general offence of fraud; the link of corruption with bribes … or gifts seems to permeate all relevant statutory offences. Suggests that it is possible to follow the example of fraud …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the management of consumer insurance fraud in the US property … defining and measuring consumer insurance fraud, then models the system of factors now in place in redress. Findings – Little … agreement was found for a common definition of consumer insurance fraud and this was explained in part due to the …

Purpose Victims of online fraud face a high level of blame from their families, friends, professionals, the broader … frequently in cases of online fraud. This paper aims to propose a potential theoretical explanation for the high level of blame … experienced by online fraud victims. Design/methodology/approach Lerner’s Belief in a Just World (BJW) theory is posited as a …

, fraud perpetrators continue to find new ways to use the scheme to manipulate and take advantage of investors. The case of …, a start-up in an industry with little to no regulation, provides a textbook example of common fraud symptoms (or red …

audit from an independent accounting firm in early stages of funding led to an opportunity for fraud. Design …/methodology/approach The methodology used is a literature review and analysis of startup valuation combined with the Fraud Triangle Theory …. This paper also provides a discussion of WeWork and Zenefits, both highly visible examples of startup fraud, and explores …

, and how this may change their potential for fraud victimisation. This is particularly focused on the government’s use of … statistics, this paper examines what is currently known about older persons and fraud, as well as the recent knowledge of COVID …-19-related fraud. On this basis, the paper hypothesises the conceivable changes to vulnerability that potentially expose …