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scam victims to be refunded by Banks, incase you missed it
mark sp
Posted: 02 November 2019 12:46:17(UTC)
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By the way
From next year, faster payments will be edited so that if the sort code, account number and payee don't match the payment will be stopped

This will prevent redirections where you think you are paying Company A but the money is being diverted to an account not in the name of Company A. I have a friend who is currently fighting to get £25k or the goods from a company where the receptionist started sending out "we have changed our bank details" letters to customers who had payments due using company headed paper.

She ran the scam for four days and returned to Somewhereistan before anyone knew it had happened. The scamming team had placed someone inside each of the companies then set up a series of bank accounts all in names slightly different to the genuine company
3 users thanked mark sp for this post.
Sara G on 02/11/2019(UTC), Dexi on 02/11/2019(UTC), Mr Helpful on 03/11/2019(UTC)
Alexander Johnston
Posted: 02 November 2019 18:55:37(UTC)
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If banks had behaved sensibly and been run properly they money they would have saved would have gone a long way to combat scams.
https://www.theguardian....-53bn-over-15-years-ppi
Do you recall the crystal meth chap at the Co-Op bank who hadn't a clue what its assets were and Fred the Shred you bought a Dutch banks without due diligence.
You couldn't make it up.
Keith Cobby
Posted: 02 November 2019 20:20:22(UTC)
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Joined: 07/03/2012(UTC)
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Yes the banks have been poorly run and seemingly make it easy for criminals to open accounts. Good reasons for account holders to be more careful, with their personal details.
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