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Data Breach
Not sure if this is the right thread but wasn't sure quite where to post this. I have been advised today that the company that carried out my DBS check for work has had a data breach and they have obtained the following information: Full name Date of Birth Address Phone Number Birth Town NI Number Driving License number…
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Bank Accounts that offer the Tastecard as a perk
Hello, Unfortunately, my Bank no longer offers the Tastecard as a perk and I was wondering if you are aware of any other banks that offer it as a perk for new customers? If you are aware of other ways of obtaining the Tastecard as a perk or at reasonable price, I would greatly appreciate if you could share this with me.…
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Recommended debit card for spending budget
Reading Pete matthew meaningful money handbook and he recommends a second current account solely for spending. Ie every pay day you transfer your spending budget to this account so you have to be more careful what you buy. Your main account is the bills account where you set up direct debits. So quick question is does…
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View only banking access for account holder, full access for PoA?
My mother in law has been the victim of a banking impersonation scam, with crooks managing to gain access to her bank account and stealing half her cash before fraud detection kicked in and blocked any more attempts. Mercifully it sounds like the bank will be returning what has been lost. My MIL only had online access so…
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Online bank removing international transactions with no explanation
Is this normal or fair? Help really needed 🙏 After a bit of difficulty transferring money to an international business account (in Spain) from my online business account, I have now been refused the ability to make any international transfers by the bank. I have been given no reason why this decision has been made and the…
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Club Lloyds Platinum Account query
HI Gang, I am already a 'normal' Club Lloyds account holder, and I have my fee reimbursed every month. I am thinking of moving up to a Platinum account for £22.50 a month. What's driving my thought is that the fee to renew my AA membership (for myself and my wife) has gone up to £500 a year (from £300). On the face of it,…
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Post office cash withdrawals without card
Hi all - can anyone advise if it's possible to withdraw cash over the post office counter without a debit card and PIN, by writing a cheque to oneself?
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NatWest app needing face verification
Hi, The NatWest app now asks for face verification now for a lot of mundane things - not sure if anyone else noticed a change. Logging into online banking via browser? Let's verify it's you, even though you've logged in using this browser fingerprint + IP address before, and you got both your password and your PIN correct…
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First Direct Incetive
I switched my account to First Direct and received my £175 incentive but FD states the £25 voucher is sent via martin lewis but I’ve had nothing from Martin lewis by EMAP or from FD what should I do
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CIFAS Reports, Synectics Solutions DSAR.
Hi everyone. I have a couple of questions. See the Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) report that you can ask CIFAS for, do they hold information from all of the fraud prevention agencies such as Synectics Solutions Ltd, National Hunter etc. What I mean is, is CIFAS the organisation that these companies report to? The…
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-= TSB, NATWEST, BARCLAYS, RBS, Santander, chase, coop, virgin and other banks blocked me.
I have been for years with those banks as a normal customer with current accounts. Then I received a transfer of some money from someone who wishes to remain anonymous and within 1 month all those banks told me I am no longer welcomed and proceeded to close my accounts. I cant tell them details of who's this money from…
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Getting my money out of the bank.......
OK long storey short, lets assume i have an incurable disease and i want to get my money out of the bank and give it away to family before i pop my clogs (trying to avoid taxes etc) whats the best and easiest way for me to do this to avoid any red flags from my bank which is barclays? thanks in advance
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Locked out of pockit bank account
Hi all I forgot password to my bank as my facial recognition wasn't working I stupidly forgot to change the email adress so can't reset my password to email adress so pockit have froze me out it's been nearly 2 weeks I have sent on proof of address and passport I'd of myself still they are reviewing it it is my disability…
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Chase Bank - Denied Access to Phone App
Greetings to the Forum. I'm having a big problem with Chase. Went to check my bal on Sun 21 in the phone app only to find access was denied and directed to contact them. Put a call in on Monday only to be told my account is under review and I cannot access the app while they do so. This is puzzling to me so I lodged a…
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Family member using my Bank account to buy X-box games - Refuses to stop. What can i do?
It's my own fault. Last year my nephew (23) asked if he could borrow my debit card to pay for his xbox subscription. I said it was fine and he sent the money. However, 5 months ago he stopped paying me. I then got extra changes £46.99 and two for £69.99. I messaged and asked him what they were and could he send me the…
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Logging into bank account every day?
Will logging into a bank account every day to check the balance throw up any red flags?
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Hating the look of the Nationwide Banking app
Just got the new app. Hate it!! The text is soo big . Just checked - you can read it from more than 2 metres away!!. No more checking the account in a public place. So big that I have to scroll through 2 screens to check my accounts. Worse of all the actual page the balance and the date are half the size of the transaction…
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New Lloyds Premier current account
Looks like Lloyds is going to launch a new Premier current account at the end of this month which will replace Lloyds 360 which never made much sense anyway https://www.lloydsbank.com/lloydsbank360.html
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Curve App shambles
After joining Curve two months ago, on day 1 I was told my account had been blocked. I've since spent the best part of two months in the most frustrating customer service experience I've ever had, to the point where I'm wondering if they are infringing on my consumer rights. Each time I get in touch I am told that my case…
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Applying for a loan question
Hello. I was looking at applying for a small loan with my bank just to do some home improvements. I work fulltime and my wife is a housewife. She doesn't sign on and neither of us claim any benefits however when filling out my application it asks if anybody relies on me for financial support. I do give her money towards…
