Displaying items by tag: Fraud
Thursday, 08 July 2021 10:16
Pension fraud 9 times more likely online – FCA
Pension savers are nine times more likely to accept advice from a pension scammer online than they would in person, according to new research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Thursday, 29 October 2020 11:12
Fraudster trustee ordered to pay back nearly £300k
A convicted criminal accountant who defrauded a pension scheme of £292,000 has been ordered to repay the money.
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Thursday, 17 September 2020 09:03
Pension fraud going unpunished as scams rise
Last year only two pension fraud cases a month were passed to the police to investigate despite nearly 400 reports to Action Fraud.
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Tuesday, 12 November 2019 12:22
Trustee admits defrauding disability charity pension scheme
The former head of a charity for the disabled has admitted defrauding the charity’s pension scheme out of more than £250,000.
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019 11:40
FCA warns over asset manager clone
Fraudsters are using the details of an authorised passported asset manger, the FCA has warned.
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Wednesday, 17 July 2019 12:34
TPR warns it will target 'rogue' advisers on auto-enrolment
The Pensions Regulator says it will target 'rogue' advisers after uncovering evidence that some are helping employers change identity to avoid their auto-enrolment obligations.
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Tuesday, 29 January 2019 12:25
‘Traumatised’ scam victims lose £1m each to fraudsters
Some victims of pension scams have lost more than £1m in savings each to fraudsters, new statistics have revealed.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018 14:49
Fraud Squad partners with banking group to fight economic crime
City of London Police and Lloyds Banking Group join forces in a £1.5m three-year deal to combat economic crime.
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Friday, 04 May 2018 11:49
£17m fraudster brothers who conned pensioners jailed for 11 years
Two financial adviser brothers, who conned 200 pensioners and vulnerable clients out of millions of pounds, have been jailed for a total of 11 years today.
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Friday, 18 August 2017 15:27
Sipp con sees adviser jailed for six years
An IFA who used his clients' Sipp pension investments to fund his “lavish lifestyle” has been imprisoned for six years this week.
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