Scams
Over 40 million Brits targeted by scammers in six months
HMRC impersonation and fake ‘get rich quick’ investment schemes among most common
Conman jailed over bid to defraud pensioner out of £67,000
Victim was trying to recoup £4m he had invested in a wealth management scam
Best Practice | 8 Jun 22
22% of Brits contacted by pension scammers in last 3 months
As a third say they don’t know how to stop fraudsters targeting them
Fraudsters put high net worths top of their hitlists
73% with assets of £3m or more admitted they had been victim to a scam
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