All Fraud articles – Page 5

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    Beer duty fraudsters hit cash & carry sales

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Cash & carries have revealed that sales of leading beer brands were down by up to 90% in the run up to Christmas - because of duty fraud.Carling and Foster's were the brands most affected by retailers buying cheap beer from duty fraudsters,...

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    Criminals find new way to avoid duty

    2008-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Wholesalers were plagued by a return of widespread duty fraud to the beer market at Christmas as crooks circumvented tougher rules on duty drawback.Several leading wholesalers have revealed that their trade was hit by a rise in the...

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    Wholesalers say... New duty fraud laws are working

    2007-06-09T00:00:00Z

    'It's a positive start' Cash & Carry operator?The problem we have in this area is that the people carrying out these duty frauds are organised criminals and will try to find a way around the law or move onto something else,...

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    Wholesalers say... new duty fraud laws are working - Reader Survey

    2007-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Source: Email poll of wholesalers Almost three-quarters of wholesalers believe new legislation introduced by the government at the last Budget to curb duty fraud on beer has had a positive effect. However, the rather gloomy news is that 71% are not...

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    Reader survey - alcohol legislation

    2007-06-08T15:05:00Z

    Almost three-quarters of wholesalers believe new legislation introduced by the government at the last Budget to curb duty fraud on beer has had a positive effect. However, the rather gloomy news is that 71% are not convinced the positive effects...