Pensions fraud: Schemes report threefold increase in scams over past year

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Nearly one in three pension schemes has been affected by fraud, with victims experiencing a threefold rise in scams in the last 12 months alone, latest RSM research reveals.

The RSM Pensions Fraud Risk Report - published today - revealed that among the schemes that had experienced fraud, 51% were victims in the last 12 months, while 17 per cent were scammed between 12 ...

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