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Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria accused of €6 million police vehicle fraud involving EU cash Interior ministry officials bought older, secondhand SUVs for the police, instead of new vehicles, violating the terms of an EU cash grant, says OLAF, the bloc's anti-fraud agency. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next USA 'A major fraud on our nation': Donald Trump casts doubt on election The US President vowed to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election and claimed a premature victory. No winner has yet been declared in the presidential race. 04/11/2020
Now playing Next World News Criminals increasingly targeting EU green funds, says anti-fraud agenc OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, said that in 2019 it recommended the EU recover nearly half a billion euros. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next Romania Dirty tricks: Romanians order face masks but get toilet roll instead Police say the scam has seen 89 people fall victim to the fraudsters. 24/07/2020
Now playing Next France France probing 'massive' €1.7 million fraud of COVID-19 payouts Authorities revealed they have paid €1.7 million in fraudulent claims but prevented the payment of more than €6 million. 10/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. COVID-19 shows a vaccine to stop fraud of EU finances is needed ǀ View The Cohesion Fund was the first financial instrument mobilised to redirect EU money to combat the impact of COVID-19. But as evidence shows, it is vulnerable to abuse. 17/06/2020
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Unmasking the coronavirus fraudsters In this episode of Unreported Europe, Euronews' Monica Pinna unmasks the scams criminals are turning to during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken. 20/04/2020
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Now playing Next World News Interpol warns fraudsters are using coronavirus fears to scam victims Interpol has listed a number of scams that have been reported to it by member countries in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency 13/03/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization. 06/03/2020
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Now playing Next France French ex-presidential favourite François Fillon on trial for fraud The 2017 scandal sank the career of the then favourite for the Elysée and opened the door for Emmanuel Macron to win the French presidency. 24/02/2020
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