Scams
FCA blocks 25% of firms from consumer investment space
Some were suspected of attempting to phoenix
Over £4m returned to victims of international crypto scam
150 people around the world invested in a savings and trading service
Property firm shut down after taking £1.1m from investors
They were promised ‘misleading’ fixed returns
Mini-bond victims targeted by scammers again
Bogus email claims to be from a director of the defunct investment firm
Best Practice | 14 Dec 21
Tech giants agree to only publish ads of FCA-authorised firms
As UK government told to include scam adverts in the Online Safety Bill