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Benefit scams worth £1bn foiled during lockdown

As much as £1bn in benefit fraud has been prevented from being paid to organised-crime groups in recent months, BBC News has learned. But before the scam was spotted, officials unwittingly confirmed thousands of stolen identities.

Benefit scams worth £1bn foiled during lockdown
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Fraudsters took advantage of looser rules introduced to cope with a surge of universal credit claims during the pandemic.

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