Fraudsters posing as FCA contact Active Wealth clients - regulator

'Third party may be involved'

Tom Ellis
clock • 1 min read

Fraudsters who are claiming to be from the FCA are contacting former clients of Active Wealth, the regulator has warned.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the fraudsters are pretending to be from the financial watchdog, offering to assist former clients of British Steel adviser Active Wealth claim compensation for mis-sold pensions and investments. The FCA said: "We have been made aware that a third party may have provided information about former clients of Active Wealth to another entity. While we are investigating this, we want to ensure that consumers are aware of the issue in case they are contacted.  "The fraudsters may tell you some of your personal information, such as your date of birt...

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