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RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PENSION SCAMS AND COLD CALLING

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RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PENSION SCAMS AND COLD CALLING BY ANGIE BROOKS OF PENSION LIFE 13.2.2017 The Government consultation has been copied below,with my comments and answers in bold. —————————— —————————— ——————————  Because of the size of individual pension pots, and because people do not have to engage with their savings until much later […]

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The Scorprion Campaign and Henry Tapper

Scorpion Campaign and Henry Tapper

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The Scorpion Campaign was the Pensions Regulator’s attempt to warn the public and the industry against pension liberation scams.  It wasn’t a bad try, but it failed.  It was a bit like trying to stop a herd of stampeding elephants with a whoopee cushion. Henry Tapper, pensions actuary and dedicated blogger on pensions, posted this:

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Justice Morgan’s Mad Mistake: Donna-Marie Hughes and Royal London Mutual Insurance Society

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JUSTICE MORGAN’S MAD MISTAKE (IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, CHANCERY DIVISION) This judgement makes the law not just an ass, but a whole herd of donkeys. Dear Justice Morgan I refer to your judgment in the matter of Donna-Marie Hughes and Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Case Number CH/2015/0377 on 19th February 2016.  

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Dalriada Standstill Agreement for Ark Scheme Victims

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The 487 Ark victims have gone through pure hell since the Pensions Regulator appointed Dalriada Trustees to the Ark schemes. First they discovered from Justice Bean in the High Court that the scheme was a “fraud on the power of investment” and then they discovered that HMRC were going to try to tax loans at

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PENNINES: A PENSION SCHEME SCAM

Pennines Pension Scam: How it worked

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THE WAY THE PENNINES PENSION SCAM WORKED Members were targeted by “Cash From Pensions” and persuaded to transfer into Pennines to get an “unconnected loan” once they had transferred into the Pennines scheme which was invested in Hedge Capital.  The scheme is now in the hands of Dalriada Trustees. There were around 143 victims with

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How the ARK Pension Scam worked

ARK Pension Scam: How it worked

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ARK PENSION SCAM – THE WAY THE SCHEME WORKED: Six “occupational” schemes were used: Lancaster; Portman; Cranborne Star; Woodcroft House; Tallton Place and Grosvenor Parade.  Each scheme had to have less than 100 members to stay under tPR’s inspection radar.  Member A would transfer their £100k pension to – say – Lancaster; Member B would

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KJK Investments Ltd. & G Loans Ltd. Another Pension Scam Revealed

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Pension scams have been a very clear and present danger since large-scale pension liberation fraud was unleashed on British pension holders on A day. Victims lose a life time of savings and face onerous unauthorised payment tax charges of up to 55% by HMRC. The latest one to come to our attention is a pension

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A day started pension scams with pension liberation

A Day – a Starting Point to Understanding How you got scammed out of Your pension

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A DAY – The WHEN, WHAT, WHO, HOW, & WHERE Pension tax simplification, often simply referred to as “pension simplification” and taking effect from A-day on 6 April 2006 was a policy announced in 2004 by the Labour government to rationalise the British tax system as applied to pension schemes. The aim was to reduce the complicated patchwork of legislation built up

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Protected Assessment from HMRC to Pension Liberators

HMRC Protected Assessment

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Protected assessment: this is what thousands of pension liberation scam victims are receiving:     Pension Schemes Services Fitz Roy House Castle Meadow Road Nottingham NG2 1BD PHONE 03000 564567 WEB www.gov.uk Date 02 March 2016 Our Ref: UTR 99999 00000/XX/YYY – Ark Dear Mr. J D ARK PENSION RECIPROCATION SCHEMES TAX LIABILITY  – year

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BBC News England – Meet the pension liberation fraud victims.

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BBC Inside Out investigates a new cold-calling practice involving pension liberation fraud which is taking place across England. Click here to watch video Pension liberation fraud has been reported widely in the press, on t.v. and on radio for several years.  The Inside Out documentary showed how easily victims are scammed by the teams of

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