Hundreds of dubious pension firms servicing discredited pension liberations schemes face closure by HM Revenue and Customs. An HMRC task force has been combatting gangs of alleged fraudsters as part of the secret Project Bloom. Duped retirement savers have helped compile a list of almost 500 pension providers involved in pension liberation. The Financial Conduct […]
UK Task Force Goes After Expat Benefit Cheats
June 23, 2013
Fraud investigators are hotting up their campaign against benefit cheats claiming cash from their deckchairs on the sunny beaches of Spain. The government reckons scammers claimed around £80 million in benefits from Spain each year. The Department for Work and Pensions, which processes and pays benefits, says more fraudulent claims come from Spain than any […]
