Maps not alerting schemes of reason for scam warnings

FOI data found Maps does not communicate about the reason for an ‘amber flag’

Holly Roach
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Maps not alerting schemes of reason for scam warnings

Nearly half of the ‘amber flag’ scam guidance sessions conducted by the Money and Pensions Service (Maps) are conducted for “unknown reasons”, Quilter finds.

Freedom of information (FOI) data from Maps gathered by Quilter revealed 44% of Maps' amber flag-related guidance sessions are conducted without knowledge of the reason for the flag being raised. ...

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