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FCA secures majority of victims’ money back from convicted fraudster

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Victims of convicted fraudster John Burford are set to recover the majority of the money they invested after the FCA obtained a confiscation order against him. In September 2025 Mr Burford, 86, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of £1m.He offered trade alerts and investment…

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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) — UK financial services regulator. We track 425 updates from them.

Financial services regulation in the UK, primarily overseen by the FCA and PRA. Browse all United Kingdom updates.

This update is classified under AML / Financial Crime, Consumer Protection / Conduct, Authorisation & Licensing and Investment Management.

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