Keep your pension safe from scammers, warns the Financial Ombudsman Service
18 September 2025
Over the past five years hundreds of people have fallen victim to potential pension scams, the Financial Ombudsman Service revealed today.
Today we’ve published data showing number of complaints we received between 1 July and 30 September 2020.
We received 119,214 enquiries and almost 69,000 complaints in this time – with over 5,900 complaints relating to Covid-19. We upheld 32% of complaints we received.
For the full data set and analysis of the trends, see our quarterly complaints data page.
We’ve also published our latest quarterly data showing the number of complaints we’ve received and resolved about claims management companies (CMCs).
18 September 2025
Over the past five years hundreds of people have fallen victim to potential pension scams, the Financial Ombudsman Service revealed today.
11 September 2025
A year on from the opening of our Belfast hub, we announce 32 new investigator positions.
13 August 2025
We're consulting on changing our case fee structure which would see businesses pay less for complaints which are resolved earlier in the investigation process.