投資 fraudsters have conned 犠牲者s out of £2.6bn since 2020
- Scammers have duped people out of £13million a day using 投資 詐欺
- Boiler room 詐欺 sees fraudsters sell 投資s in worthless companies
Fraudsters have stolen more than £2.6billion through 投資 詐欺 計画/陰謀s since the beginning of 2020, 研究 (人命などを)奪う,主張するs.
Between 2020 and the end of last year, 98,525 people have fallen 犠牲者 to 投資 scams, によれば the 年金s 管理/経営 学校/設ける, with as much as £13million 落ちるing into the 手渡すs of scammers every week.
The PMI, which 得るd the data through a freedom of (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) request to the City of London Police's 国家の 詐欺 知能 Bureau, said 犠牲者s were scammed out of an 普通の/平均(する) of £26,773.
In 2023 alone, 26,740 people were 犠牲者s of 投資 詐欺, the highest number in four years, losing £527million.
Expensive mistake: 投資 詐欺 犠牲者s were scammed out of an 普通の/平均(する) of £26,773
Robert Wakefield, 大統領,/社長 of the 年金s 管理/経営 学校/設ける said: 'Our 研究 shows that a shocking number of people are 落ちるing 犠牲者 to 投資 詐欺.?
'It is 関心ing that every year thousands of people are losin g millions of 続けざまに猛撃するs to 財政上の scams in the UK. The number and sophistication of 投資 scams is ever-growing.'
'By 持続するing a healthy dose of scepticism and training yourself to 位置/汚点/見つけ出す some ありふれた red 旗s, you may be able to 保護する yourself and your loved ones from becoming 犠牲者s.?
'増加するing the 量 of 財政上の education 供給するd in schools could also help to make people more aware of the 危険s of 投資 scams.'
What is 'boiler room 詐欺'?
The most successful form of 詐欺, known as boiler room 詐欺, has seen 犠牲者s lose out on more than £500million over the past four years.
Boiler room 詐欺 involvers scammers 提起する/ポーズをとるing as stockbrokers calling 犠牲者s to encourage them to 投資する in 株 or 社債s in worthless, 非,不,無-existent or 近づく-破産者/倒産した 会社/堅いs.?
'Boiler room' 言及するs to 違法な 沖合いの/海外の 取引,協定ing rooms often 位置を示すd in Spain, Switzerland or the US.
Pyramid 計画/陰謀s and 詐欺 回復 scams also netted 12,323 and 9,844 犠牲者s each over the past four years, 収入 fraudsters a 各々の £499million and £163million.
Pyramid 計画/陰謀s use unsustainable cross-selling 商売/仕事 models that ensnare 投資家s with the 約束 of high returns. 早期に 投資家s are paid using the 投資s of new 新採用するs, who 結局 lose out when the system 崩壊(する)s.
詐欺 回復 計画/陰謀s see 犯罪のs pretend to be 回復 スパイ/執行官s. These fraudsters 的 詐欺 犠牲者s, (人命などを)奪う,主張するing that they can apprehend the 初めの fraudster for a 料金.
一方/合間, 年金 解放 詐欺 and time 株 and holiday club 詐欺 also netted millions of 続けざまに猛撃するs from 犠牲者s during the period.
A 大規模な £1.4billion was also lost by 犠牲者s of 'other' 投資 詐欺, which comes in the form of a wide 範囲 of 計画/陰謀s 申し込む/申し出ing some form of 利益(をあげる) in return for 投資.?
によれば the Home Office, this 詐欺 often takes place at 投資 セミナーs, where unregulated 投資 製品s are mis-sold to 犠牲者s.
These scams have ensnared 53,663 犠牲者s since 2020, the PMI said.
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