Adviser Spring 2020

Keeping ahead of the pension scammers In 2019 there were 3.2 million victims of financial fraud, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reported that the average loss was £91,000. The FCA and the Pensions Regulator (TPR) have been working to raise awareness of pension scams in pension holders aged 45-65, the group identified as being most at risk, as the latest research from the FCA suggests that 42% of pension savers – or over five million people in the UK – could be at risk from the scammers.

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