Pension advisers involved in over half of transfer scams
In 49% of cases members not aware of advice given, fees or transfer schemes
Scams
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Romance scams cost Brits £50m last year
City of London police is warning lovelorn people about being scammed ahead of Valentine’s Day
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Family crime groups wreaking havoc with pension scams
Criminal investigations involving regulators, government agencies and police forces are ongoing
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Two-year sentence for unauthorised UK investment firm boss
Prison term suspended with fraudster ordered to complete 300 hours of community service
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UK compensation scheme warns of potential scam
Phishing emails are luring people to part with personal information to claim large sums of money
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Eight-year jail term for investment fraudster
Carbon credit scheme scammed £2.4m from 130 victims
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Hundreds of millions lost to UK pension scams
Insolvency Service wound up 24 firms in four years, with victims losing £202m in pension contributions
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HK court orders boiler room fraudsters to reimburse investors
Some 14 investors fell victim to scams by three unlicensed financial services firms
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British pensioners think they are too savvy to fall for scams
But victims lost an average £91,000 each in 2017
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US regulator ups charges against New York boiler room scam
Company had already been sued for defrauding elderly investors
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UK regulators team up to tackle pension scams
Just a quarter of Brits are confident about picking a pension product
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Boiler room scam boss gets 11 years for £2.8m fraud
Property development on the island of Madeira and returns of 228% were used to entice UK investors