“In some cultures, referring to someone as a “crocodile” is the worst insult one can inflict on his/her self-respect.” Let us dispel some myths once and for all. Crocodiles are marvelous creatures, efficient hunting machines and dutiful, loving parents. They also make rather stylish handbags. Ditto alligators. And snakes. When the Pensions Regulator published their […]
LGPS: SEE YOU LATER REGULATOR – IN A WHILE REPTILE Read More »
Steve Pimlott of Windsor Pensions is still scamming people out of their pensions. And seeking new victims on LinkedIn. Inviting people to: Transfer your frozen UK pensions to a QROPS He will charge between 10% and 20% and will use forged documentation from an obscure QROPS such as Danica and BSEC and then fool the ceding
WINDSOR PENSIONS STILL SCAMMING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Read More »
Bye bye Tinky Winky. Good luck and have fun at LGPS! His next challenge will be to lead by example and ensure negligent ceding providers compensate their victims whose pensions were transferred into scams. And he can start with LGPS as a shining example so the rest can follow. As Tinky Winky sails off into the sunset
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JAMES HAY AND ELYSIAN BIOFUELS SCAM I always say that pension and investment scams happen because people, firms and authorities allow them to happen. This was very true in the Elysian Fuels pension liberation scam. Jack Gilbert of New Model Adviser broke the news today, 9.5.2017, of James Hay’s involvement in this: James Hay facing
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The Pensions Regulator has sent out a clear message in the Johnsons Shoes case where an employer failed to comply with its legal obligations regarding workplace pensions: Our message is clear: fail to comply with the law and you may be fined. This was clearly the right course of action for the regulator to take
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Pension Life is joining forces with another group action in order to set up the Fraud Victims Task Force. The objective of this initiative is to reinforce the campaign to protect fraud victims. As outlined in Greg Mulholland’s motion before parliament was dissolved, victims want to see prosecutions and sanctions against those who commit fraud.
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The Tonight programme “How Safe is My Pension” aired on Thursday 4th May. An undercover “sting” exposed the operation of a pension cold calling scam. IFA Darren Cooke of Red Circle Financial Planning featured in the programme and spoke passionately about the dangers of cold calling. He ran a successful petition to campaign for a
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HMRC are now sending out the tax demands (protected assessments) to victims of the Axiom UPT Pension Loan Scam. And we are busy appealing them. I have tried to contact Rex Ashcroft of Wealth Protection International to ask him what he intends to do to help the victims who were introduced to this scam by
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HMRC is reported to have collected a billion quid in APN tax demanded (Accelerated Payment Notice) in the past year. A figure of £2 billion is also reported in other Google searches according to other reports. We are talking about over 1,000 different types of tax – er – “planning” schemes flogged by accountants and
HMRC’s APN £1 Billion (or £2 Billion) Tax Demand: “TAKE THAT!” Read More »
In the Capita Oak pension scam, the “Ginger Scammer” – XXXX XXXX – is reported to have earned over £200k in transfer/administration fees alone. It is not known how much he earned in investment introduction commissions. The Ginger Scammer can afford to stump up some cash for the benefit of the victims of the Capita
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What a wag that Michael Howard was on Saturday. But his timing is brilliant as we do have one little “mess” which needs sorting out urgently, and a bit of a hole – about the size of Howard’s mouth – in regulation and financial crime prevention in Gibraltar: the STM Fidecs/Trafalgar Multi-Asset Fund pension scam.
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Every time I think this book about pension scams is done and I can put it away, a new scam or scammer pops up and I have to rethink it. And every time I add in a new sentence or paragraph, the formatting and pagination need to be adjusted. But, however imperfect and unfinished it
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