One in eight HNWs fell victim to financial crime in last six months

The Saltus Wealth Index surveyed 2,000 people with assets of £250,000+ and found that 41% of respondents have been a victim of financial crime and more than a third of whom were scammed in the last six months. The most common way the wealthy were targeted was by online shopping scams with 24% of victims losing their money this way, followed by investment scams (20%), while one in seven (15%) fell victim to pension scams. One married man in his 30s from London said the experience of being scammed out of more than £2,000 when purchasing online has knocked his confidence. He said: "I ord...