The warning comes from following the release of figures which show that victims of pension fraud lost an average of £82,000 in 2018.
Two-thirds (62%) of self-employed people have no pension savings, according to a report by investment firm, Fidelity.
One in seven people in the UK labour market are now self-employed – 35 per cent more than in 2008, according to a new study.
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