£80,000 Returned to 71-Year-Old Retiree in Investment/Recovery Scam
In 2020 Mr Jones – a retired lorry driver, aged 71 – was targeted by scammers claiming to represent an investment company that could help him make money to support his struggling son. When Mr Jones attempted to recover his money a year later he once again found himself at the hands of scammers, this time claiming to represent a fraud recovery company. Mr Jones’ name has been changed to protect his anonymity. Loss 1: The Investment Scam Looking for a way of generating money in retirement, Mr Jones looked online and came across a promising investment company ranking highly on Google. After filling in his details, he received a phone call from a person calling themselves “Patrick Webster” and claiming to be a management broker for the company. Patrick told Mr Jones about an investment opportunity with a company called Stark Markets and explained how much money he stood to make from investing even a small amount. The onboarding process came across as professional and legitimate, and M...