Four UK firms wound up after duping overseas investors
Funds were raised from people based in Russia, Australia, Dubai, Oman and South Africa
Insolvency Service
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Ponzi scheme victims targeted by fraudsters
Insolvency Service says to not engage with anyone who claims they can salvage money invested
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Worrying rise in young adults entering insolvency
Sparks outcry from PFS chief executive Keith Richards for financial education to tackle the issue
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Investment company taking 40% commission shut down
Customers cold-called about corporate and alternative bonds
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Brazilian eco-housing investment scheme boss banned
UK court disqualifies fraudster with links to Gibraltar after victims were promised 20% returns
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Bans for Costa Rica plantation investment scheme directors
Around 3,500 UK investors put £70m in the defunct, unregulated scheme
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UK firms wound up over £1.4m art investment fraud
Scheme was operated by a business based in Spain that had previously been warned by the FCA
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UK fine wine investment scheme shut down
Southampton-based company mislead clients by purchasing only 21% of the wine promised
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Pension bosses banned for 34 years
Cold-calling introducers encouraged clients to transfer £57m – mainly into storage unit investments
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UK Insolvency Service shuts down rogue investment scheme
Investors were quoted returns of 10-15% per week or month
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High-risk pension quartet banned for 21 years
Four trustee directors behind a high-risk UK pension scheme have been banned following an Insolvency Service probe.
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Fraudster who ran £8.5m spread betting scam banned for 12 years
A British scammer, who ran a failed spread betting scheme, has been banned by a UK court from acting as a company director for 12 years.