£890m lost to investment fraud last year
39% of victims were between the ages of 20 and 39
Fraud
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Gang raided in joint UK-Romanian fraud operation
They pretended to help scam victims only to defraud them a second time
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Investment scams on the rise, warns UK Ombudsman
It is the fastest growing type of fraud complaint that the FOS receives
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Maltese advice firm and directors charged over $75m fraud
The company and one of the executives were also named in the Paradise Papers leak
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De facto director banned over gold trading investment scheme
Victims were promised annual returns between 15% and 22%
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£100m fraudster jailed for 14 years
He was guilty of ‘the most egregious and persistent offending’
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Investment manager convicted over role in £100m fraud scheme
He hid victims’ money in offshore accounts to fund his luxury lifestyle
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Regulator sets out three-pronged approach to fight pension scams
It expects industry to think of ‘innovative ways to protect savers now and in the future’
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11 charged over $300m global crypto Ponzi scheme
Four of the defendants were last known to be living in Russia, Georgia and Indonesia
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Ex-financial adviser jailed for three years
She was previously sent to prison in 2009 for stealing from her clients
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£13.7m boiler room fraudsters jailed
They persuaded 800 victims to invest in a fund involved in the buying and selling of properties
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£22m pension fraud duo jailed
275 victims lost most or all their retirement savings