{"id":959,"date":"2026-05-20T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seabridgessas.co.uk\/staging\/?page_id=959"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:14:19","slug":"pension-scam-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seabridgessas.co.uk\/staging\/pension-scam-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Pension Scam Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"959\" class=\"elementor elementor-959\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752e892 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"752e892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a21d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a21d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pension Scam Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f27f43 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f27f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pension scams can put your retirement savings at risk. Before making decisions about your pension, investments, or financial arrangements, take time to check the information you receive and make sure you are dealing with legitimate organisations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9e356 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d9e356\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf70697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf70697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4075330 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4075330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shield-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M466.5 83.7l-192-80a48.15 48.15 0 0 0-36.9 0l-192 80C27.7 91.1 16 108.6 16 128c0 198.5 114.5 335.7 221.5 380.3 11.8 4.9 25.1 4.9 36.9 0C360.1 472.6 496 349.3 496 128c0-19.4-11.7-36.9-29.5-44.3zM256.1 446.3l-.1-381 175.9 73.3c-3.3 151.4-82.1 261.1-175.8 307.7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d17b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d17b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pension Scams Leaflet\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bf385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bf385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read the latest pension scams guidance from The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Scams Action Group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9840d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9840d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk\/media\/0tcl0mj4\/16423_pensions_consumer_leaflet_screen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-window-restore\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 0H144c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v48H48c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v320c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h320c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-48h48c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-96 464H48V256h320v208zm96-96h-48V144c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H144V48h320v320z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the pension scams leaflet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efa256 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9efa256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce0251 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cce0251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0477211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check whether a financial services firm is authorised by the FCA and has permission to provide the services being offered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0cdfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af0cdfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/consumers\/fca-firm-checker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-window-restore\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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Think Fraud<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3142f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3142f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn how to protect yourself from fraud by taking time to stop, think, and check before acting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951796a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"951796a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-window-restore\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 0H144c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v48H48c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v320c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h320c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-48h48c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-96 464H48V256h320v208zm96-96h-48V144c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H144V48h320v320z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit Stop! 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Before making decisions about your pension, investments, or financial arrangements, take time to check the information you receive and make sure you are dealing with legitimate organisations. Pension Scams Leaflet Read the latest pension scams guidance from The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Scams Action Group. 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