Govt confirms cold calling ban after £43m lost to scams since 2014

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The government has announced it will press ahead with "tough" measures to protect pension savers as figures reveal almost £5m was lost to scammers between January and May this year.

It confirmed there will be a ban on all cold calling in relation to pensions, including emails and text messages. It also plans to tighten HMRC rules to stop scammers opening fraudulent pension sch...

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