Sharp increase in scam calls reported to Maps

Increase follows in the wake of the November 2021 changes to pension transfer rules

Martin Richmond
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Sharp increase in scam calls reported to Maps

There was a steep increase in the number of Money and Pensions Service (Maps) scam guidance sessions in the first quarter of the year, according to new data obtained by Quilter.

In a freedom of information (FOI) request from Maps, it was revealed that in the four months from December 2021 to March 2022, a total of 856 scam guidance sessions were raised.   There was a no...

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