Martin Bamford: My brush with a scammer

During a call with a client last week, I was reminded again of the dangers of unregulated investments. The client explained that his good friend had lost £120,000 to a Bitcoin scam. 

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Govt confirms online fraud covered by new Bill

The Government has confirmed that online fraud will be included in its new Online Safety Bill published this week but there is confusion over the limits of any new laws

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Which? says Google and Facebook failing to axe scam ads

Campaigning consumer group Which? says Google and Facebook are failing to remove online scam adverts even after fraud victims report them.

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£1.8m lost to pension scams in 2021

Nearly £2m has already been lost to pension fraud this year with the true cost likely to be much higher as victims often do not realise they have been scammed for several years.

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