Scammers may be trying to steal savings from workers by falsely claiming to be calling from The Pensions Regulator (TPR), according to a warning from the watchdog.
TPR received reports of pension holders being cold-called by individuals posing as staff offering workers a "free pension review" - a common warning sign of a scam, according to TPR. TPR said it never cold-calls individuals about their pensions, and has passed on the cases to the Information Commissioner's Office for investigation, and will continue to do so with any further reports it receives. The regulator has received two reports of fraudsters posing as it so far. The individuals contacted by the bogus caller were not tricked into handing over their details or any funds to the sca...
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