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Government Consultation on Pension and Investment Scams (The Square Mile)

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pension-scams/pensions-scams-consultation So what makes a pension or investment scam?  Unfortunately, the scammers don’t wear “I’m a fox” teeshirts, and the victims don’t know the questions to ask and even if they did, they probably wouldn’t understand the answers. Only by looking at individual case studies can the public learn what to look out for – […]

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“Action Fraud are nobody and have no authority”: John Ferguson, Square Mile Financial Services

John Ferguson, Square Mile Financial Services http://www.lillywhiteint.com/about-us.html I am worried about the whereabouts of John Ferguson of Lillywhite International and Square Mile Financial Services (Czech Republic).  The last I heard he was boarding a long-haul flight on 23rd November 2016 to an unknown destination.  His solicitor assured me Mr. Ferguson would get back to me

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Three words about pension scams

Three words about pension scams

Can I have a word please?  In fact – can I have three words? free loophole sophisticated Now, these are not just any old words – they are the keys the scammers use to unlock victims’ savings and make huge amounts of money out of destroying innocent people’s retirement income: http://www.professionaladviser.com/professional-adviser/feature/2441535/revealed-the-top-three-watchwords-in-pension-liberation-scams Let´s look at these

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The Scorprion Campaign and Henry Tapper

Scorpion Campaign and Henry Tapper

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

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

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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Incartus Investment Pension Scheme – in the hands of Dalriada Trustees

Incartus Investment Pension Scheme has been placed in the hands of Dalriada Trustees by the Pensions Regulator.We’ve seen some horrendous pension and investment scams, but until Dalriada completes the investigation into this scheme, we won’t know how bad this one is. When I first published my blog on Incartus, the scheme’s solicitors, CANTER LEVIN & BERK,

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KJK Investments Scam Pension Schemes

KJK Investments and G Loans Pension Liberation Scam

HOW THE KJK INVESTMENTS AND G LOANS PENSION LIBERATION SCAM WORKED Members were told their pensions would be transferred into a SIPP managed by Corporate and Professional SIPP providers and a separate loan would be arranged through G Loans which was certified to be non-taxable by Optimum Tax Solutions.  Now the victims are facing 55%

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Windsor Solutions Scam Pension Scheme

Windsor Pensions Pension Liberation Scam

THE WAY THE WINDSOR PENSIONS PENSION LIBERATION SCAM WORKED Members were persuaded to transfer their pension into a QROPS and with a hefty transfer fee of at least 10%.  The rest was liberated with no attempt to even try to clock the transaction in a “loan” vehicle.  In fact, the transfers never went anywhere near

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ANOTHER Scam Pension Scheme Westminster

Westminster Pension Scam – R. P. Medplant

HOW THE WESTMINSTER PENSION SCAM WORKED The Westminster pension scam was administered by Stephen Ward among others. Same sponsoring employer as Capita Oak i.e. R. P. Medplant Ltd. Cyprus.  Same transfer administration spreadsheet using the same colours, spelling mistakes, names etc.  The trustee of the Westminster pension scam was Thames Trustees. The trustee of the

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