Is this the most sophisticated advice scam yet?
Web of lies hard to spot
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned consumers about financial planning firm Launton Wealth, an unauthorised clone of an EEA-based company. The firm's website seems incredibly sophisticated at first but on closer inspection it is no more than a web of lies...
The regulator put up a statement on its website claiming Launton Wealth was a scam operation using the details of Liechtenstein-authorised insurance company Finanz-Control Anstalt. Launton Wealth says...
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