Pension transfers central in £30m worth of scam losses since 2017

Hope William-Smith
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Complaints filed with ActionFraud show a total of £30.8m has been lost to pension scammers in the last three years, say The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The regulators have teamed up with football commentator Clive Tyldesley to raise awareness after finding more people know about football finances than their own life savings. This latest footbal...

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