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Margaret Snowdon – justice for the scammed.
As we close in on election day, Margaret speaks about the frustrations she’s had getting Government to understand not just scamming- but the scammed. This meeting is for everyone, not just Pension PlayPen regulars- here is your free pass for … Continue reading
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Tagged Coffee Morning, Margaret Snowdon, pension playpen, pension scams, scamming, scams
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Will we finally see the end of pension liberation tax persecution?
Thanks to Sue Flood for putting me on to the conversation between Paul Lewis and Russ Ferris- a victim of pension liberation fraud after leaving Royal Mail and now a firefighter being pursued by HMRC – 11 years after … Continue reading
David Brooks – pension scams – PP Coffee morning – link here.
“Pension scams ruin lives and inflict immense financial and mental trauma on victims. It is great that we are seeing substantial progress against fraudsters with the proportion of adults receiving unsolicited approaches regarding their pension falling rapidly. Action … Continue reading
Update on Pension Scamming from Broadstone’s David Brooks
“Pension scams ruin lives and inflict immense financial and mental trauma on victims. It is great that we are seeing substantial progress against fraudsters with the proportion of adults receiving unsolicited approaches regarding their pension falling rapidly. Action … Continue reading
Anti Scamming update from Margaret Snowdon
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TPR needs to look above and abroad to stop pension fraud
The Pensions Regulator is rolling out another iteration of Project Bloom, now known as the “Pension Scams Action Group” which is certainly a better name. We’re told that the new scam-fighting plan from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) aims to protect … Continue reading
Should we be switching in the dark?
It’s not the headline you want to read if you’re a regulator trying to find a common definition of value for money. Nor is Pension Expert’s strap-line. More than four in 10 pension holders surveyed by B&CE said they would … Continue reading
Online pension scams are a daily problem and cost us £1bn+
Investor losses from #pension scams estimated at more than £1bn but fraud really isn’t a big problem, says UK Minister. https://t.co/EL76pP8JHe — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) February 7, 2022 One of the things that endears Martin Lewis to the nation is … Continue reading
Webb and Snowden on the state pension and scamming
We are hosting our first “Event” on Tues 3 August. You are invited to join our “All Stars” pension experts Steve Webb and Margaret Snowdon, for a coffee morning discussing state pensions and pension scams. Sign up to for free … Continue reading
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Pension scams reported at just £10m a year?
The truth is that the FCA do not have a number for the amount that leaks out of the system through dodgy advice. The resources at their disposal to stop scamming are so small that they cannot even report on the proper size of the problem. Continue reading
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Tagged action fraud, Clive Tildersely, FCA, pensions, scams
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