Only around two pension fraud cases per month were passed to police forces to investigate last year typically, despite nearly 400 reports being made to Action Fraud, figures show. Figures obtained by Quilter under a freedom of information (FOI) request show that 394 pension fraud reports were received by national crime fighting body Action Fraud in 2019. During the same period, 26 pension fraud reports, or just over two a month on average, were passed on to police and other agencies. “Whilst enforcement is key in the police’s response to pension fraud, stopping people becoming victims in the first place is just as important. “We would encourage anyone who has been a victim of a pension scam to report it to Action Fraud.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2020 14:37 UTC