On , the Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning regarding Legal & General / Legal & General Dynamic Bond / Legal & General UK Bond / Legal & General Guaranteed Return Bond (clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm)
The FCA went on to note that
Almost all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the UK have to be authorised or registered by us. This firm is not authorised or registered by us but has been targeting people in the UK, claiming to be an authorised firm.
This is what we call a 'clone firm'; and fraudsters usually use this tactic when contacting people out of the blue, so you should be especially wary if you have been cold called. They may use the name of the genuine firm, the 'firm reference number' (FRN) we have given the authorised firm or other details.
You can find out more about this scam tactic and how to protect yourself from clone firms.
Clone firm details
Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK:
Legal & General / Legal & General Dynamic Bond / Legal & General UK Bond / Legal & General Guaranteed Return Bond (clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm)
Telephone: 02 03 807 0231, 02 08 089 5456, 02 03 190 8774, 02 07 048 2456, 02 03 769 1227, 02 03 769 4165, 02 03 469 4058, 02 03 769 3640, 02 03 769 3627
Email: enquiry@retaillgservices.com,
complaints@retaillgservices.com,
Website: www.lg-platform.com
Other Information: The clone firm is also using the Product Reference Numbers (PRN) of Legal & General Dynamic Bond Fund (PRN: 463645) and Legal & General Investment Management Funds IVCV (PRN: 519223) from the Financial Services Register. This fund has no association whatsoever with the clone firm.
Be aware that scammers may give out other false details or mix these with some correct details of the registered firm. They may change contact details over time to new email addresses, telephone numbers or physical addresses.
FCA authorised firm details
This FCA authorised firm that fraudsters are claiming to work for has no association with the ‘clone firm’. It is authorised to offer, promote or sell services or products in the UK and its correct details are:
Firm Name: Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited, Legal & General Investment Management Ltd, Legal & General (Portfolio Management Services) Ltd
Firm Reference Number: 117659, 119273, 119272, 146786
Address: One Coleman Street London, EC2R 5AA, UNITED KINGDOM
One Coleman Street London, EC2R 5AA, UNITED KINGDOM
One Coleman Street London, EC2R 5AA, UNITED KINGDOM
One Coleman Street London, EC2R 5AA, UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: (4 4) 02031242000, (4 4) 02031242000, 44 02031242000, 44 02031242000
Email: lgimcompliance@lgim.com,
Website: www.legalandgeneral.com, www.lgim.com, www.lgim.com, www.legalandgeneral.com