01619610056

Recorded message at 17.15hrs on 11th Dec 2012; invited me to listen carefully !
" Our records indicate that you are under 60 years old and ...... "
At that point I disconnected.

I had a call from this number saying I had a 1,000pounds due to me, from my pension and to press 1 to ring them
I didnt but I did try calling the number back and the recorded message said it had not been alloted to a customer yet
When is something going to be done about these scammers

The caller left message on answer machine at 10.27 today.  Content as above.  I did not return the call but reported it to Information Commissioners Office on this link.
http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public/topic_sp ... ting/calls.aspx
Click on link at bottom of page 'please tell us about it'.
If more people report this business, then ICO can take action.

Ihave had many calls from this number, mostly around noon. All are recorded messages.  Hopefully they will go away...................!

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/823908/supplements/1599

FIRST GAZETTE NOTICES - CONTINUED

THE PENSIONS HELPLINE LIMITED        07652949         18/12/2012

http://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/07652949

THE PENSIONS HELPLINE LIMITED
Company Number
07652949
Status
Active Proposal To Strike Off

http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07652949

CompanyStatus    Active - Proposal to Strike off

http://opencorporates.com/filings/180536896

Filing dated 18 December 2012
Company
THE PENSIONS HELPLINE LIMITED
Filing Date
2012-12-18
Filing Number
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Filing Code
GAZ1(A)
Description
FIRST GAZETTE NOTICE FOR VOLUNTARY STRIKE-OFF

http://opencorporates.com/officers/53865483

KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 13 Jan 2009- 4 Nov 2009,  CWR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (United Kingdom, 13 Jan 2009- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 21 Jul 1999- ,  inactive MHL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED (United Kingdom, 21 Jul 1999- 1 May 2001)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 21 Jul 1999- ,  MHL PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED (United Kingdom, 21 Jul 1999- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 30 Sep 1999- ,  inactive R COMM (UK) LIMITED (United Kingdom, 30 Sep 1999-17 Jul 2001)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 30 Dec 1997- ,  THE MORTGAGE HELP LINE (UK) LIMITED (United Kingdom, 15 Dec 1997- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, secretary, 7 Oct 1998- ,  inactive INDEPENDENT LIFE (UK) LIMITED. (United Kingdom, 6 Oct 1998-17 Jul 2001)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 7 Oct 1998- ,  inactive INDEPENDENT LIFE (UK) LIMITED. (United Kingdom, 6 Oct 1998-17 Jul 2001)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 7 Jan 2004- ,  MHL FINANCE & INVESTMENTS LTD (United Kingdom, 7 Jan 2004- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 14 Jun 2004- ,  inactive VIVENDIA LTD (United Kingdom, 14 Jun 2004- 8 Dec 2009)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 3 Aug 2004- ,  WET (UK) LTD (United Kingdom, 3 Aug 2004- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, secretary, 27 Jul 2006- ,  CHARLES WILSON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (United Kingdom, 17 Jul 2006- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 27 Jul 2006- ,  CHARLES WILSON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (United Kingdom, 17 Jul 2006- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, secretary, 27 Jul 2006- ,  CHARLES WILSON PROPERTIES LIMITED (United Kingdom, 17 Jul 2006- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 27 Jul 2006- ,  CHARLES WILSON PROPERTIES LIMITED (United Kingdom, 17 Jul 2006- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 11 Feb 2005- ,  REASON EMPIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED (United Kingdom, 11 Feb 2005- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 3 Dec 2007- ,  inactive QUILLS WILL LIMITED (United Kingdom, 17 Oct 2006-16 Feb 2010)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 23 Nov 2005- ,  inactive BLUE CUBE DEVELOPMENTS UK LIMITED (United Kingdom, 23 Nov 2005- 3 Jul 2012)
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 10 Feb 2009- ,  MHL UK LIMITED (United Kingdom, 10 Feb 2009- )
KENNETH CHARLES REASON, director, 18 Oct 2002- ,  MORGAN H LEWIS LTD (United Kingdom, 16 Oct 2002- )

Pensions Scam Warning From The FSA

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/consumerinformation/sca ... n-schemes.shtml

Warning about early pension release schemes

We are receiving an increasing number of reports from people who have been approached by firms offering to release, unlock or transfer cash tax-free from their pension before they retire, for immediate use. There is a high chance that these are scams trying to con you out of your money. Here we explain why you need to be very cautious about these schemes.

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http://www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency/Companies/investigations-hotline

If you have information about misconduct in a company or by an individual please contact the Hotline to help us to protect creditors and the public, and ensure markets work to the benefit of business, investors, employees and customers.

Our Investigations Hotline is a contact point where you can report possible misconduct to the Insolvency Service. We can then consider whether to use our investigatory and enforcement powers. We prefer you to send complaints in writing (online, by email or by post). However, if you are unable to do so for any reason, please leave a message explaining this on our telephone Hotline.

Note – the following information relates to the investigation of companies that are actively trading, or which have ceased trading without entering into insolvency proceedings, using powers of investigation under the Companies Acts.  For information on investigations into companies which have entered into formal insolvency proceedings see our pages on Insolvent Companies.

There must be reasonable grounds to suspect fraud, serious misconduct, material wrong-doing or significant irregularity in a company's affairs for us to investigate.The Insolvency Service does not only investigate the affairs of companies that are subject to insolvency proceedings. It can also investigate companies that are actively trading, or which have ceased trading without entering into insolvency proceedings, using powers of investigation under the Companies Acts.

Please note – ‘company’ can also refer to a Limited Liability Partnership. There must be reasonable grounds to suspect fraud, serious misconduct, material wrong-doing or significant irregularity in a company's affairs for an investigation to take place. The Service can investigate:

Limited companies and limited liability partnerships that are active and have a business address in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, including overseas registered companies which are operating within the UK. Companies that are actively trading, or which have ceased trading without going into compulsory insolvency proceedings.

Investigations are fact finding in nature.  They are not criminal investigations, although they may address conduct which could amount to criminal behaviour.  Our approach is to take a proportionate and realistic view of issues brought to our attention, and to investigate aspects of corporate behaviour which might harm both the business community and the public generally. With this in mind we wish to know about the activities of any company which appears to be causing significant harm to consumers, trade suppliers, service providers, investors etc., who have had dealings with it.  Also where there is any strong indication of serious misconduct in the management or affairs of a company.

Such activities would include companies that:

Are set up for an illegal or improper purpose (‘Sham’ companies);

Engage in, mainly consumer targeted, ‘scams’ where there is little or no intention of supplying or providing the ‘products’ promised;

Promote, advertise or otherwise participate in bogus investment schemes or other ‘get rich quick’ opportunities;

Engage in asset stripping operations;

Target vulnerable groups using high pressure selling techniques;

Take fees, deposits or other advance payments, in circumstances where there is little or no reasonable prospect of providing the goods or services offered;

Falsely claim to ‘ring fence’ or otherwise protect customer or client monies/funds in their possession;

Falsely claim to honour guarantee or warranty obligations;

Falsely claim official status, approval, authorisation, bonding, licensing etc., from or by a government or other official body;

Falsely represent, or otherwise abuse charitable, educational or religious status;

Falsify their accounts, documents of contract or account, or security or references etc. In order to present their affairs more favourably;

Improperly (and successfully) evade debt and/or transfer assets at under value to the detriment of third parties who have dealt in good faith;

Are managed or controlled by persons who are prohibited, by law, from participating in the control or management of a company’s affairs;

Are improperly managed such that reputational damage to the UK corporate regime is likely to result.
You can lodge a complaint or provide information of undesirable activity or behaviour in a variety of ways.

See the section about "How to complain about a company".

Companies>Investigations Hotline>Contacting our investigations hotline

http://www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency/Companies/in ... gations-hotline

Our Investigations Hotline number is – 0845 601 3546. This is a 24 hour answer phone facility which allows you to leave your contact details so we can acknowledge your contact and send you the appropriate questionnaire. You should note that we do not routinely return calls.

Use our Complaint Form to report any conduct in companies currently trading which you feel is either fraudulent or against the public interest. When you have completed the form, click on the submit button. The following will happen automatically: -

We will instantly receive a copy of your complaint.

You will receive immediate confirmation that the complaint has been received.

You will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail together with a copy of the completed complaint form and a unique reference number.

Complaint Form:
http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk/complaintformcib.htm

Had an identical call but from 01315690035  have called at least twice this week both husband and I answered but suspect a scam but what sort??

The www.nuisancecalls.org.uk is run by the TAPA scammers and is a protection racket.

When you use them, they will record your IP address, look it up on a whois and if you are a small company will bombard you with calls to sell their services and those of TAPA and the fraudulent charity scam and emergency advertising agencies who fund TAPA. The same individuals work in all three sectors.

See https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/08443573311 for the full scam.

It is a pension release pensions scam - see the post by Bob above and the FSA link

01216672481

This number called me today with the exact same message about private pension plan, urgently owed £1000 to claim in blah blah weeks, press 5 for pres? for ? Truly fed up of these scams!!!

23 Feb 2013's MoneyBox BBC Radio 4 Programme continued to discuss the great Pension Liberation Scam with the Minister responsible for pensions, Steve Webb. Listen to the grilling Webb gets and how little the government is doing despite the £4 million a week being scammed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qspjg PENSION UNLOCKING
For the third week we return to the growing crime of persuading people to transfer their pension savings into recently registered pension schemes and taking huge fees for illegally letting them have some of their money back. This week - the legal aspects. Is the law adequate to help trustees stop the transfer when they suspect a scam? And if not, will the Government pass new laws to protect desperate people from the crooks - and themselves? We speak to a pensions lawyer and Pensions Minister Steve Webb.

PDF Tapescript:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/program ... x_23_feb_13.pdf

MP3 Audio:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/mo ... 30223-1204a.mp3

Related Links:
Action Fraud: Reporting Pension Liberation Scams:  www.actionfraud.police.uk
The FSA: Consumers warned over pension liberation schemes www.fsa.gov.uk
The Pensions Regulator: Pension liberation fraud www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
The Pension Advisory Service: Pension liberation plans www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk
The Money Advice Service: Pensions: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
HMRC www.hmrc.gov.uk/pensionschemes/pen-liberation.htm

MoneyBox E-mail your questions www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/money-box/contact/ or call 03700 100 444 from 1pm to 3.30pm on Wednesday.

same call today 1st March 13-  pressed 9 -silly - did 1471 said caller withheld number - hoping no money taken via bill

http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/showthrea ... elpline-limited

"Re: The pensions helpline limited
If you are getting unsolicited calls from the Pension Helpline then Ken Reason is quite right it is nothing to do with him. The people behind the Pension Helpline are:

The company is Aims Review also known as Aims Reclaim SL (Spain), Aims Legal and other variation of Aims! They operate the Pension Helpline and also the PPI Helpline (for PPI reclaims). They operate the pensions helpline and pension division under the name Yardstick Marketing although this is not a registered business name and were formerly know as Forensic Review but had to close that down due to some issue or the other with the FSA. The main business of Aims is PPI reclaims and for that they are registered under the MOJ (Ministry of Justice) as all claims companies have to be. However they are falling foul of the MOJ regulations by cold calling people with their automated dialing system under the Pension Helpline and PPI Helpline. More people need to complain to the MOJ about them so that the MOJ can take action. From my understanding they were fairly close to loosing their license recently due to their antics.

Aims are based in Spain despite the fact they may tell you that they are in Lancashire etc. Their address is Avenida Andasol KM189, El Rosario, Marbella, 29604 Malaga Spain. Telephone number 0034 952 835 501. Their directors are Adam Bennett, Tom William Edwardson, Tom Edwardson Jnr, Michael Salter, Michael Costello and on the pension side John James.

Their staff are instructed to hang up if someone asks too many questions about who they are where they are etc. sometimes they may say yes we will remove you from the list but in reality they don't bother as they couldn't care less, their only concern is how much many can they make out of you. If you google some of the directors you will see they have a less then exemplary track record.

The £1000 cash refund / bonus they talk about is non existent. Basically they want you to move you pensions to their IFAs who are MC Global Choice Ltd in Carlisle (but as far as I am aware they are not regulated or registered with the FSA, & if that's the case then they are breaking the law). If you do move your pension, MC Global Choice will reinvest your pension pot into some very possibly high risk investment or other for which they get paid a handsome commission of around 20 to 30% out your fund so effectively they are giving you your £1000 back!

Finally remember there is no such thing as a free lunch! And nothing good was ever sold via a cold call or and hard sell. "