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, thisRead more
Details of this case study also featured in a partnership between CEL Solicitors and Bauer Media. Robert Kitchen found himself the target of a complex crypto investment scam when fraudsters impersonated an investment platform that he had used for some time and demanded extortionate fees to withdraw his money. Mr Kitchen opened an account withRead more
CEL Solicitors secured a full refund plus interest (£23,670) for a 69-year-old retired mother who fell victim to an investment scam. How the scam occurred Catherine, a 69-year-old retired mother, came across an advertisement for an investment company called Bit Tech on Facebook. She became intrigued at the idea of investing after hearing countless successRead more
Details of this crypto investment scam also featured in a partnership between CEL Solicitors and Bauer Media. Mr Evans, a former military and police officer from Wales, wanted to diversify his trading portfolio and explore crypto trading after hearing of the impressive returns that some traders were making. He already had experience in traditional investingRead more
CEL Solicitors recovered £9,508 for retiree who fell victim to a sophisticated bank impersonation scam. How the bank impersonation scam occurred Rose, a 70-year-old retiree, received a phone call from a man claiming to work for her bank, NatWest. The scammer advised our client that someone had attempted to buy £400 worth of goodsRead more
CEL Solicitors successfully recovered £31,884 for a retired father who fell victim to a sophisticated share investment scam. How the investment scam occurred Our client, Noah, a 76-year-old retired father of two was contacted by a representative from ‘DWG Acquisition Group’ who explained that they were aware that Noah had shares in BP andRead more
Dianne, a 54-year-old mother of two, suffered two sophisticated crypto investment scams. CEL Solicitors helped her recover £9,323. How the first online investment scam occurred Our client, Dianne, was encouraged to invest in ‘Senexa’. The company operated on a 90-day scheme which involved making an initial payment and seeing it make significant profit overRead more
A fishing boat purchase turned into a nightmare scam for Glenn Rowe, who was duped by an online fraudster posing as a seller on waterfly.co.uk. Mr Rowe, 65, wanted to buy a fishing boat and came across waterfly.co.uk, a website that seemed reputable and trustworthy. He found a boat that suited his needs and startedRead more
Following the loss of her husband in 2021, Mary from Somerset (name changed to protect her anonymity) was targeted in a sophisticated romance scam designed to steal money left by her late husband. Mary began speaking with and soon developed feelings for “David”, a member of the American Special Forces working in Syria, communicating dailyRead more
How the online scam occurred A retiree, who has chosen to remain anonymous, made an order on Amazon for a face cream, but received an email stating that she had placed a repeat order. Since the client only wished to make a one-off purchase, she selected a ‘make contact’ icon on the email that sheRead more
