£1.1m Ponzi scheme fraudster jailed for three years
He told victims that the investment was ‘virtually risk free’
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Five charged over roles in $45m global Crypto scheme
‘Defendants enriched themselves while defrauding tens of thousands of retail investors’
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Husband and wife duo found guilty of £2.7m investment scam
‘Callous and cruel’ fraud involved cold-calling elderly and inexperienced investors
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Four fraudsters sentenced over £5.4m gold mine investment scheme
They told 340 victims they could expect 250% returns plus bi-annual revenue payments
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Crypto firm shut down for scamming investors
It promised victims returns of up to 200%
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Investment companies wound up over £2m scam
They promised high interest rates on convertible loan notes
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FCA sounds alarm over rising pension scams
A quarter of consumers would withdraw their retirement savings to cope with cost-of-living crisis
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Scammers target wine investment scheme victims
While more than half of Brits have been contacted by fraudsters in the last year
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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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Just 6% of pension transfers not flagged as scams
With overseas investments continuing to be the most common warning
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De facto director banned over gold trading investment scheme
Victims were promised annual returns between 15% and 22%