Fraudsters put high net worths top of their hitlists
73% with assets of £3m or more admitted they had been victim to a scam
Scams
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Fraudster jailed for 6 years after failing to pay confiscation order
He was part of a trio which conned investors out of more than £70m
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Pyramid and Ponzi scheme fraudsters ordered to pay victims
They will hand back HK$2.8m
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What investment scams should expats look out for?
Many are ‘well researched and structured’
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Spain-based cold calling scammers jailed for 11 years
They tricked more than 200 people into transferring their retirement pots worth £13.7m
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70% of pension transfer requests spark scam warning
Current cost of living crisis ‘could lead to members looking to access their benefits’
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DB transfer red flags trigger 500 member interviews
But it is not yet clear if measures ‘are genuinely protecting consumers’
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UK to tackle ‘epidemic’ of paid-for scam adverts
Proposals include harsher penalties for social media influencers
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FCA blocks 25% of firms from consumer investment space
Some were suspected of attempting to phoenix
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Over £4m returned to victims of international crypto scam
150 people around the world invested in a savings and trading service
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Property firm shut down after taking £1.1m from investors
They were promised ‘misleading’ fixed returns
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Mini-bond victims targeted by scammers again
Bogus email claims to be from a director of the defunct investment firm