Fraud
Four fraudsters sentenced over £5.4m gold mine investment scheme
They told 340 victims they could expect 250% returns plus bi-annual revenue payments
Four charged over roles in $295m global crypto Ponzi scheme
Investors were told they would receive minimum returns of 0.35% daily
£890m lost to investment fraud last year
39% of victims were between the ages of 20 and 39
Gang raided in joint UK-Romanian fraud operation
They pretended to help scam victims only to defraud them a second time
Investment scams on the rise, warns UK Ombudsman
It is the fastest growing type of fraud complaint that the FOS receives