Two-thirds fail to identify most common scams

James Phillips
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Pension savers are failing to spot the most prevalent signs of scams, including early access and free advice, PensionBee research finds.

Up to two-thirds felt that offers of free pension advice were either highly unlikely, unlikely, or neither likely nor unlikely to be a pension scam - while early access was not necessarily deemed i...

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James Phillips

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