{"id":44048,"date":"2023-12-21T11:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=44048"},"modified":"2023-12-21T11:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:39:23","slug":"i-thought-i-was-following-martin-lewis-advice-but-then-i-lost-11k-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/i-thought-i-was-following-martin-lewis-advice-but-then-i-lost-11k-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I thought I was following Martin Lewis advice but then I lost \u00a311k savings’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joy Foster was looking to improve her finances so she\u2019d have a nest egg to retire with, however, she ended up losing \u00a311,733 after falling victim to an investment scam she though was Martin Lewis approved.<\/p>\n

The 50 year old from Stakeford, Northumberland was fup with ISAs and saving accounts which weren’t offering much interest and she was eager to see more growth, especially with her retirement in mind.<\/p>\n

After spotting an advert for an investment opportunity on Facebook, she thought this was her golden ticket to early retirement from her job as a Resource Planner.<\/p>\n

She thought the advert was supported by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who she trusts for money advice so she was not hesitant to get involved. Her husband is older than her and already retired so she was looking to retire soon also.<\/p>\n

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She said: \u201cI went ahead and enquired. I got a phone call guiding me through the platform, showing me how easy it is to take my money out. I invested \u00a3250 and I saw returns on it quite quickly.<\/p>\n

She made four payments, increasing the amount every time. Her bank, Chase, questioned the legitimacy of the first couple of transactions, but as Mrs Foster thought it was safe, she confirmed it was.<\/p>\n

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However, it wasn’t until she came across a scam awareness campaign from Halifax bank which sent alarm bells ringing. The scam they were describing seemed exactly like what she was doing.<\/p>\n

She explained she wanted to stop investing anyway, but when she tried to take money out, the investment company kept promising \u2018it\u2019ll be the end of the week\u2019 as long as she could pay her withdrawal fees.<\/p>\n

Mrs Foster went back to the TrustPilot page and found a reviewer who had left their mobile number as they had also been scammed.<\/p>\n

Through this contact, she was welcomed into a WhatsApp group of fellow victims. One member of the group mentioned they had recovered their money through CEL Solicitors. She thought she had lost her money forever however they were able to help her recover her funds in two months<\/p>\n

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