Fake Icelanders on Facebook
Icelanders are advised to review their privacy and security settings on Facebook now more than ever- Hackers are on the prowl.
Another former Icelandic banker sent to jail
Viggó Þórir Þórisson, the former director of the Icelandic savings banks’ joint securities fund (Verðbréfasjóður Sparisjóðanna) has been sentenc...
Son admits kidnapping himself
A Swedish man has been arrested after admitting that he faked his own kidnapping in order to extort money from his parents.
Special prosecutor charges ex-Reykjavík Energy manager with fraud
Iceland’s special prosecutor into the banking crisis has laid charges against Reykjavík Energy’s former horticultural department manager f...
Dad jailed for faking daughter’s mental illness
A father has been jailed in Sweden after keeping his daughter in isolation for years and forcing her to pretend she had a mental illness in order to s...
Police get go-ahead for fake doctor arrest
A Finnish court has given police permission to arrest a doctor who they believe has been practising medicine without a proper licence for more than 10...
Dad faked daughter’s mental illness for cash
A man in Sweden is accused of fraudulently claiming several million kronor in benefits after forcing his daughter to fake a mental illness for 11 year...
Denmark dishing out dole to bikers
More than half of people connected to biker gangs in Denmark are on benefits, according to new figures.