Data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown that fraud offences reported in England & Wales grew substantially in the year to September 2021.
The most notable rise seen was in fraud involving financial investments (up 42 percent year on year), driven by a 59 percent increase in pyramid or ponzi schemes and a 57 percent increase in share or bond sale scams.
Mary Young, a partner in UK law firm Kingsley Napley's dispute resolut...