{"id":16519,"date":"2021-05-11T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialmark.co.uk\/?p=16519"},"modified":"2021-06-08T21:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T21:20:25","slug":"14-million-britons-fear-falling-victim-to-pension-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialmark.co.uk\/14-million-britons-fear-falling-victim-to-pension-scams","title":{"rendered":"14 Million Britons Fear Falling Victim to Pension Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research from pensions and retirement specialist LV= highlights how consumers are frightened of falling victim to pensions scams.<\/p>\n
The LV= Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor* – a quarterly survey of 4,000 UK adults \u2013 reveals:<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe LV= Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor highlights just how fearful people are of pensions scams<\/p>\n
\u201cPension scammers bombard the public with scam calls, texts and emails and it can be easy to fall victim to a scam. One of the best defences is to understand how and where fraud can occur.\u00a0 People should be wary of unexpected contact that comes out of the blue such as cold calls, letters or emails, and they should be sceptical of unusually high or unrealistic returns. If an offer looks too good to be true, it probably is.\u00a0 They should also be wary they come under pressure to quickly withdraw money from a pension or complete a transfer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best option for people considering transferring a pension or withdrawing money as they retire is to speak to a qualified financial adviser. Consulting a qualified financial adviser is one of the best ways to secure the retirement you want because they will be able to find the most suitable investments for a client.\u201d<\/p>\n
LV= highlights\u00a0how consumers can minimise the risk of pension scams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Useful links<\/strong><\/p>\n 14% (7.6m) adults say they have received unsolicited emails, texts, call from people encouraging them to transfer or release money from their pension Nearly half 47% (25m) say pension scams are hard to spot, but only a third (32%) say they know how to report a scam 38% (20m) people want to know more about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\n
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