Campaigners publish open letter to PM after pension scam meeting

'Festering sore on the face of pensions'

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The Transparency Task Force (TTF) has published an open letter to prime minister Boris Johnson asking him to take a personal interest in pension scam problems and push for legislative flexibilities for scam victims.

This comes after TTF founder Andy Agathangelou and two pension scam victims met with the prime minister on Friday (25 September) to discuss the UK's burgeoning pension scam problem. The open letter stated: "The harsh reality is that the pension scams problem is a festering sore on the face of the pensions sector. "Much more needs to be done, and can be done, to get the problem under control." Agathangelou called for increased leadership from the Prime Minister, noting the contributions of MP Bob Blackman in his position as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pension Scams...

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