Scams
Alternatives | 19 Jun 20
Fraudulent sustainable energy investment firms go bust
After conning investors out of at least £525,000
Millions of Brits fall victim to scams during outbreak
As a fifth of the UK population say they have been approached by fraudsters
US Ponzi scheme adviser assets frozen
He raised more than $5.6m from at least 35 investors who were mostly retirees in California
Pension scams morphing into investment-like fraud
Regulatory action failing as think tank says lack of data obscuring ‘true scale of the issue’
UK lifeboat scheme pays £2.3m to Ponzi victims
It aims to complete all claims by the end of July 2020