One of the things that gets me is the adverts you see on pinterest and other sites. Miracle creams that get rid of varicose veins. Face creams that remove scars and blackheads at a swipe. All of them are blatant lies but the web sites allow them to advertise. These are scams supported by business. It's disgraceful.
“Anyone
who saves into a pension can be the victim of a pension scam - it doesn’t
matter how financially savvy you are.
Pension scams can take many
forms and usually appear to be a legitimate investment opportunity. You may be
persuaded to cash in your pension and hand over the money to be invested.
Victims can lose more than
£50,000 on average, according to Action Fraud data from 2021. And it’s
estimated by a think-tank, The Police Foundation, that £2.5tn of pension wealth
in the UK is accessible to fraudsters - a huge target base for criminals.
(The Which mentions several;here I've chosen just one but you can use the link above to see them all.)
Claims management
companies
Not all claims management
companies (CMCs) are scams, however TPF has included them in its list in cases
where cold calling practices are used.
Cold calling about pensions
is illegal, and is therefore a likely sign of a scam. Since the ban was
introduced tactics have now evolved, and you may be contacted through social
media instead.
Scammers who contact you
will often claim you've been mis-sold a pension, and will then ask for a fee to
begin a claims process.”
I heard so many horror stories about EBay that I never, ever bought a single thing from there; however, I've always trusted Amazon, so I'm somewhat shocked.
A little positive view of that well known auction site @Sam 37. I have been a member on that site for 18 years and have purchased over 1,000 items and have never experienced any difficulty at all. Most of my garden has been stocked from there and once you get to 'know' sellers you can feel happy from buying from them again. A great number of high street stores now have their own dedicated sites on there.
I have no doubt that there are negative stories, just as there will be about the other mentioned site - which I do use for my e-reader - but there are positive ones too.
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How, on earth, are they allowed to get away with it!
pension scams
From the ?Which? :https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/7-pension-scams-to-watch-out-for-az6346X8al5J?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=scam_alert&utm_content=Scam+Alert+110822+B
“Anyone who saves into a pension can be the victim of a pension scam - it doesn’t matter how financially savvy you are.
Pension scams can take many forms and usually appear to be a legitimate investment opportunity. You may be persuaded to cash in your pension and hand over the money to be invested.
Victims can lose more than £50,000 on average, according to Action Fraud data from 2021. And it’s estimated by a think-tank, The Police Foundation, that £2.5tn of pension wealth in the UK is accessible to fraudsters - a huge target base for criminals.
(The Which mentions several;here I've chosen just one but you can use the link above to see them all.)
Claims management companies
Not all claims management companies (CMCs) are scams, however TPF has included them in its list in cases where cold calling practices are used.
Cold calling about pensions is illegal, and is therefore a likely sign of a scam. Since the ban was introduced tactics have now evolved, and you may be contacted through social media instead.
Scammers who contact you will often claim you've been mis-sold a pension, and will then ask for a fee to begin a claims process.”
www.gov.uk/protect-land-property-from-fraud
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