We have exposed scams, given you tips on how to stay safe and highlighted our work to protect you from fraudsters. See the latest scams news and warnings.
Warning to investors: Operation Bexley
We are contacting more than 75,000 people to warn them that their name and contact details appear on a list being used by fraudsters. The scammers may offer to buy or sell shares, or a plot of land.
Watch: Stay safe from investment scams
Every year investors are conned into losing millions by scammers offering great returns on shares and get-rich-quick schemes. Our scams expert, Jonathan Phelan explains how to keep your money safe.
Bayshore boiler room victims to receive £260,000
We will be distributing more than £260,000 to victims of a share scam involving Manji and Bhowan of Bayshore, and Gatemore Securities and Enterprise Analytics.
Warning about early pension release schemes
We are concerned that some firms are approaching consumers offering to release or unlock cash tax-free from their pension before they retire.
Motorists warned off cheap car cover firms
If you're looking for car insurance, avoid 'ghost broking' scam firms offering cheap cover. Customers are asked for cash up front and are left with worthless policies.
Don’t get stuck with restricted US shares
While the sale of restricted or controlled US shares is not always a scam, it is often not made clear to investors that they can be very difficult or expensive to trade.
Beware fake City of London Police email
People are receiving emails from Richard Waight asking for personal information. These emails are a scam, do not reply but report them to Action Fraud.
Fake FSA email claims criminal complaint
A fraudulent email has been sent to firms and consumers claiming to be from ‘criminal@fsa.gov.uk’. We have not sent this email and it should be ignored.
Boiler room fraudsters jailed for a total of 19 years
Three share scammers that claimed £27.5m from 1,700 UK investors have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a total of 19 years in jail.
Video: Land banking schemes explained
Investors are conned into buying worthless plots of land costing consumers as much as £200m. We explain how they work and how to keep your money safe.
49,000 investors targeted in share scam
We have contacted thousands of people to warn them of share fraud after we recovered the biggest ever ‘master list’ used by boiler room fraudsters.
We turn up the heat on boiler room fraudsters
We joined forces with the City of London Police to cold-call the conmen to tell them they could face up to two years imprisonment and a hefty fine.
See the wood for the trees when investing overseas
We are seeing an increasing number of overseas schemes that offer investment opportunities in tree and crop plots abroad, and other ethical investments.
Firms offering satellite equipment warranties forced to wind up
The High Court has ordered the winding up of Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd, Satellite Services, and Nationwide Digital Satellite Warranty Services Ltd.
Share fraud ‘master list’ revealed
We contacted more than 38,000 people across the UK to warn them that they appear on a master list held by share fraudsters.
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