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Investment fraud soars as pension scammers shift tactics

Published on: 15 August 2019

Published by: Law360

Investment fraud soars as pension scammers shift tactics
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Law360, London: The number of suspected investment frauds reported by potential victims almost doubled in the first half of 2019 while pension fraud reports involving cold calling declined, indicating a change of direction for financial fraud, according to figures published on 14 August 2019 by wealth manager AJ Bell. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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