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\nGovernment to crack down on scammers who persuade savers to transfer money from pension accounts into fake schemesA ban on cold-calling by pension companies will include texts and emails, the government has announced, as it cracks down on scammers who target savers\u2019 retirement funds.Almost \u00a35m was lost to fraudsters in the first five months of 2017, said the government, and it was estimated that since April 2014 a total of \u00a343m had been taken. People targeted by scammers lost an average of \u00a315,000 each. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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