One quarter of savers at risk of pension scams

25% of pension transfer assessments in Q1 2023 raised red flag scam warnings

Martin Richmond
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One quarter of savers at risk of pension scams

Around one in four savers could be at risk of falling for a potential pensions scam, industry research has found.

The research, conducted by guidance website Help & Advice, analysed 1562 assessments undertaken during January to March this year, which used the website's pension scam assessment tool to enable sa...

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