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In the UK financial year ending April 2021, fraudsters trousered a shocking £535 million from investment cons, making them the most costly of all scams.

Lenders including HSBC are also blaming internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft for hosting swathes of scam adverts on their sites, which lure in unsuspecting customers.

A website operating as Marcus by Goldman Sachs popped up in recent weeks, virtually indistinguishable from the genuine site, which launched in the UK less than three years ago.

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Social media giants not serious about online fraud after snubbing crunch meeting Firms ignoring fraud despite Government attempts to engage with industry 12 May 2021 • 12:00pm Social media firms and internet giants have been accused of failing to take online scams seriously after snubbing ministers and sending lobbyists to a high-level meeting. The criticisms have come as the Government finalised plans last night for new laws to protect consumers online. Consumer losses to fraud are on the r...

Aspiring entrepreneurs know that an impressive office address can be a powerful asset. Customers assume that if a business can afford to be based in an affluent area, it must be successful. But a Money Mail investigation today shows why you should think twice before trusting a grand-sounding location. Number 207 Regent Street is a smart Portland stone building in central London, with five floors based above a shoe shop. You might assume the rent would be eye-watering. Yet floor three could be y...

Investors were adding thousands weeks before the authorities stepped in The pension pots and life savings of hundreds of British investors are on the line after a car leasing firm went bust owing £26m. Raedex Consortium, which owns Buy 2 Let Cars, collapsed in March and is facing an investigation from the Serious Fraud Office after the City watchdog intervened. Its leading brand, Buy 2 Let Cars, attracted hundreds of savers with the promise of returns of up to 11pc and was widely advertised on...

Investors who lost millions of pounds when mini-bond firm Basset & Gold failed last April are fighting for compensation for what they feel were mis-sold investments. Some 170 bondholders who invested money between February 2017 and 2018 have complained to the Financial Ombudsman after claiming they were fobbed off by the company supposed to check-up on the failed firms adverts. However, they have accused the Ombudsman of continuing to dilly dally and make excuses, with some investors saying the...

We paid Google just £95.88 to promote our website best2invest.co.uk under search terms such as secure investment and Isa best buys. In less than a week, the ad was viewed 3,539 times.

Life savings lost after innocent investors were duped into parting with their cash 27 January 2021 • 6:00am Scammed investors lost an average of £45,000 to financial con artists last year, as fraudsters stepped up their attacks to exploit the chaos caused by coronavirus. The number of people falling victim to clone investment websites has jumped by almost a third since the nation went into lockdown last March. Investors lost a total of £78m to scam websites last year, according to the Fina...