Long arm of the law out to catch 'phishers' / Western Mail, 24 Feb 2007
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Andrew Manners
"THE new Fraud Act is the culmination of more than 30 years of debate over fraud reform. The existing law has been a confusing and outdated hotchpotch of statutes and common law such as the offence of conspiracy to defraud. Defendants were often charged with as many offences as possible under the Theft Acts or conspiracy to defraud. Such difficulties have caused the collapse in recent years of high-profile cases, at an estimated cost to taxpayers of £60m."