Two men were charged in court for their alleged involvement in an inheritance scam. Ng Lay Meng, 62, and Khoo Chee Wan, 59, appeared before District Judge Christopher Goh on Wednesday (8 March).

A new report out today is recommending sweeping reform in the way fraud is dealt with in England and Wales. The House of Lords Digital Fraud Committee has spent six months looking at the systems ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

"She showed no remorse for anything that she did," says a tearful Jessica Thomas while reflecting on how her mother spent £50,000 in inheritance money left to her own daughters. On Monday, Katherine ...

STARING at the letter Alex and Tom Renny couldn’t believe their eyes. The couple had been left a share of a £4.2 million estate by Maureen Renny, 82, a step-grandmother the couple had never even met ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. An asylum seeker who conned a pensioner out of more than £70,000 by promising him an £11 ...

SCAMS often target Britons with romance as a lure, a particularly cruel way to rip people off. Experts discuss the scam in this week's Scam Watch with James Walker from Rightly and Louise Baxter from ...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued inheritance scam alerts after criminals emailed recipients falsely claiming to be from a lawyer at a genuine law firm about inheritance claims. In one ...

Britons have been urged to make one “powerful” inheritance move to protect their family legacies after a Government crackdown on fraudsters targeting unclaimed estates. The “Bona Vacantia” list – a ...

The House of Lords Digital Fraud Committee reports on the systems enabling fraud, the response to fraud and how victims are treated. Show more A new report out today is recommending sweeping reform in ...

Three men wanted by US authorities have been arrested in south London for their suspected role in an inheritance fraud. Jonathan Iheanyichukwu Abraham, Emmanuel Samuel and Jerry [Chucks] Ozor, all in ...