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Mike Broomfield

Mike Broomfield

Head of Intelligence at The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Chair of the Pension Scams Action Group, a UK expert on pension fraud and scams.

Sep 16, 2026

21:19
Here's Mike Broomfield with more on that.
21:21
So we're seeing the targeting of members of the public to move their pensions into unsafe investments that are usually fraudulent.
21:30
Most of the hallmarks we see are unsolicited contacts, so contacts out of the blue, enticing people into guaranteed investments, fixed returns at a high rate and kind of offers that really are too good to be true.
21:45
So really plausible people that are operating these scams with different methods.
21:50
So, for example, we've seen the use of really professional looking websites that look and mirror legitimate company websites, sometimes clones.
22:01
So they give the appearance that they're either a pension scheme website or maybe a legitimate company like a big insurance provider.
22:12
that gives that air of legitimacy and makes people feel that they're dealing with that person or that company so that they feel comfortable to transfer.
23:46
How does it work in the case of a fraudulent pension scheme?

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