Scams
Alternatives | 12 May 21
Pair guilty of defrauding £36m from vulnerable victims
Crown Prosecution Service described it as a ‘particularly heinous scam’
UK online safety bill is ‘first step’ to tackle investment scams
‘Social media sites will have a duty to prevent sham’ schemes from appearing on their sites
Investors warned about T Rowe Price International clone firm
Watchdog says it is carrying out ‘unauthorised financial services to unsuspecting financial consumers’
Property directors banned after conning investors out of £7.7m
Funds were spent on international flights and designer clothing as well as £3.1m sent to Dubai company
Tech giants targeted as UK gov’t urged to toughen up on scams
Country facing a ‘scams epidemic’ with around ‘£10bn stolen from retirement pots since 2015’
