£37MILLION out of last year's £43.4million worth of major swindles in Scotland, it emerged last night.
The dodges over false declarations of catches were among 16 cases brought to the courts where the value of the con was over £100,000.
In another major case an Edinburgh gambler was found guilty of fraud of £1million after taking out 23 loans by falsifying invoices.
Another con artist also duped a wealthy pensioner out of £500,000 over nine years.
The figures were revealed by accountants KPMG in their annual fraud barometer.
In 2009 major frauds amounted to £20.8million.
Ken Milliken, of KPMG, said it was "difficult" to read into the figures due to the £37million fishing case.
But he added: "With the threat of rising unemployment it's hardly surprising the long fingers of the fraudster have reached the public purse.
"Economic uncertainty and fraud make good bedfellows. As the Government's austerity measures hit, people might be tempted to verge into illegal activities."Read More ...
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