Scams
Retirement | 12 Aug 16
Five UK pension liberation firms shut down in £128m scam
The UK’s Insolvency Service has shut down five so-called pension liberation companies over the past year, after they scammed pensioners out of £128m ($166m, €148m).
Investment | 1 Jul 16
UK investment scams cost victims £20,000
Victim of investment scams lose an average of £20,000 ($26,780, €24,115), according to UK consumer champion Citizens Advice.
Investment scams growing rapidly in Australia
The number of investment scams detected in Australia doubled in 2015 and overtook dating and romance scams as the category with the largest financial losses reported by Australians.
Best Practice | 25 Apr 16
FCA issues 7 scam alerts on unregulated firms in a week
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has blacklisted a number of firms it believes are providing financial services without authorisation.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Apr 16
Fraudsters ordered to pay £11m in massive boiler room scam
Fraudsters who conducted one of the largest boiler room fraud schemes ever pursued by a UK authority have been ordered to pay their victims £11m ($15.8m, €13.9m) in compensation, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has revealed.