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Worried About Financial Scams?
We have produced lots of guides about how to avoid financial scams in the UK. You can read a selection of them below.
If you think you have been a victim of a financial scam you should report it to the FCA here.Â
Recovery Room Scams: The Dangers of Trusting Fake Reviews
Scammers are smart and dedicated to getting their hands on your cash. Trading loss expert reviews scams are a particular danger to investors – and
Funded trading programs are just the latest way to circumvent regulation
Funded trader programs are dropping like flies and it’s no surprise why. In my opinion, they are all doomed, as they are just the latest
Honeymoon Exchange Rates Scams: What are they and how to avoid them?
One of the main issues with doing a large currency transfer is that it’s a one-off transaction that you probably haven’t done before, and you
FCA finally flexing and fining Finfluencers for promoting scams
The FCA has finally done something about trading scams being promoted on Instagram. Emmanuel Nwanze who controlled the @holly_fxtrends Instagram account along with Holly Thompson
Pension Scams: How To Spot, Avoid and Report Them
Millions of Britons are still at risk of losing their retirement savings to fraudsters and pension scams with, reports of pension scams increased 45%, and
Copy Trading: Scam or Legitimate Investment Opportunity?
Copy trading is a type of investing where you mirror the trades of someone else. However, with the proliferation of social media scams, is copy
How To Spot and Avoid Investment Scams
We recently revealed from official police data that over £75m has been lost by UK investors to social media scams in one year. Find out
Exclusive: UK investors lose £75 million in a year to financial scams on social media
I spend a fair amount of time researching financial products online, so my social media feeds are flooded with what I would describe as fake,
Another blow for cryptocurrency as Chase Bank UK bans crypto payments because of scams
J.P. Morgan’s UK banking arm Chase UK will stop its customers from buying cryptocurrencies from next month. Chase UK will stop its customers buying cryptocurrencies
Are BTC (Bitcoin) Telegram Signal Bots Ads a Scam?
A user has written in and asked: “Are Telegram BTC Ads legit?” So in this article, we are going to take a look at what
TikTok is the new haven for forex, bitcoin and investment scammers
It’s good to see the FCA finally showing their teeth and doing something about investing and trading scams on social media. Especially as Instagram has
FCA’s InvestSmart aims to stop new investors being scammed by social media
The FCA’s InvestSmart will aim to provide information for this new breed of young investors who are being encouraged to take on high-risk investments. A
Am I being scammed by a clone of a real investment firm?
A reader has asked: I entered my details on “Compare the best UK fixed-rate bonds on the market” which led to an email from someone
The FCAs ban on Cryptocurrency derivatives won’t stop scammers
It’s certainly a step in the right direction but the FCA’s decision to ban cryptocurrency CFDs doesn’t go far enough to stop scammers. Britain’s financial
Scammers clone the FCA Register
Scammers have cloned the FCA Register on www.register-fca.org. Whenever we talk about financial investment scams, and we talk about them a lot, one of the
CFD Scams – What are they and how to spot them
We talk endlessly about CFD (contracts for difference) scams and how to avoid them. We’ve done surveys on what people do when they spot fake
How can major media outlets still be hoodwinked into unwittingly promoting forex investment scams?
For a while now, scammers have been targetting the national press through fake news, unwitting journalists and press releases. This is perhaps the most dangerous
Scam Financial Promotion Survey Results
Our survey into attitudes of online advertising was commission by the Good Money Guide. This survey has been conducted using an online interview administered to
Which forex brokers offer a welcome bonus and won’t scam me?
A reader has asked: Which forex brokers offer a welcome bonus and won’t scam me? The quick answer is this, none. No decent broker will
Bond Scams: The rise of fixed income scams and how to avoid them
Bond Scams: One of the interesting things about running a website is that you can see via the analytics how people end up on it.
How To Spot & Avoid Investment ISA Scams
If you’re worried that an investment ISA may be too good to true here’s our guide to spotting ISA scams Investment ISAs that advertise eye-catching
What is an Instagram trading scam?
When browsing through Instagram it is completely evident that there is zero control over what is posted, portrayed and promoted for potential traders. What are