Pension Scams

PENNINES: A PENSION SCHEME SCAM

Pennines Pension Scam: How it worked

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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London Quantum Pension Scam: How it worked

HOW THE LONDON QUANTUM PENSION SCAM  WORKED The London Quantum pension scam was the brainchild of Stephen Ward.  Ward’s firm Dorrixo Alliance was the trustee and administrator of the scheme.  Dorrixo was also trustee for a number of other pension liberation scams such as Headforte and Southlands which were used for “loans” when Evergreen got

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Evergreen QROPS Pension Scam and Marazion Loans

EVERGREEN RETIREMENT TRUST QROPS PENSION SCAM AND MARAZION LOANS THE WAY THE SCAM WORKED When Ark got shut down in June 2011, Stephen Ward flew to New Zealand and set up the Evergreen NZ QROPS liberation scam with Simon Swallow of Charter Square.  Ward also set up a “loan” company in Cyprus called Marazion.  He

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How the ARK Pension Scam worked

ARK Pension Scam: How it worked

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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PENSION FRAUD HMRC LIBERATION TAX 55

Edward Troup HMRC’S Role in Six-Year Pension Liberation Fraud

Edward Troup                                                                                                                                                                    11th March 2016 Chief Executive’s Office HM Revenue & Customs 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ   Dear Mr. Troup HMRC’S ROLE IN SIX-YEAR PENSION LIBERATION FRAUD Congratulations on your appointment as head of HMRC.  I am sure you will have a great deal of work on your plate cleaning up the

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HMRC PENSION LIBERATION TAX

HMRC Pension Loan Wolf

HMRC Pension LOAN WOLF   I am writing to explain the rather confusing “assessment” and “further assessment” appeal situation in relation to HMRC’s “pension loan wolf” situation.  Although this is specifically aimed at the Ark case, it will also apply in most – if not all – other cases.   In a nutshell, the assessments

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

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

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

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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The Pensions Ombudsman decision ot reject a pension transfer is squashed by high court

Justice Morgan Disaster

The Justice Morgan Disaster was a real setback for justice for victims of pension scams and emasculated the pensions ombudsman.  Shame on the High Court. Judgement in the matter of Donna-Marie Hughes and Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Case Number CH/2015/0377 on 19th February 2016 In the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division Letters to:

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Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign

WASPI Debate in Parliament 7th January 2016 With Mhairi Black

Parliament debated the WASPI issue at the beginning of 2016.  The culmination of months of hard work by the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners finally arrived on 7th January 2016. Mhairi Black (SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South) asked the Government to introduce “transitional arrangements” to help the hundreds of thousands of

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