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NatWest account disabled
Hello, I just tried to login to my NatWest app and it came up with a message saying ‘your online banking and mobile app have been disabled.’ I clicked the link to the help page, which directed me to ‘chat to cora’, which in turn directed me to message NatWest via WhatsApp. When I did this, the person told me that the Fraud…
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Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits- An updated list
Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a regularly updated list of savings and investment accounts that can be paid into by direct debit and/or debit card for the purposes of satisfying the various bank switching offers and reward accounts that are available. This thread is intended to be a…
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where has my money gone?
A Company occasionally pays me a fee. I forgot to change my bank details with them and they have continued to send money to my closed account for 2 years. They have not had it returned to them. The bank receiving the money has no trace of it. What can I do next?
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Santander Debit Card
My Santander debit card is valid until 2030. Today I received a new pin in a post for a debit card with a different number. I haven't requested a new card. Rang Santander and they said that a new card was on the way and that it was a replacement and they were just replacing some cards. Has anyone else experienced randomly…
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Switching banks advice
Hello everyone, We find ourselves in a position where we are very dissatisfied with our bank, who we have been with for nearly 40 years, and are considering switching account providers. Our son has a student account with the same bank as us, but we recently learned his student account had been switched to a graduate…
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Suddenly I cannot withdraw money from Paypal
I have regularly withdrawn money from Paypal to one of my linked accounts, whihc is with Starling, via the Debit card. However, yesterday I went to withdraw as usual and it stated that they were unable to use that or any other of my linked cards or bank accounts with other financial providers as they say they wil not…
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Faster Payment Error. How could this happen?
I sent some money via Faster payment from Barclays to Santander earlier this month. I have now noticed that there is a discrepancy between the amount sent and received. A difference of £4.50. There is no fee for sending or receiving/ It is worrying, though I'm sure this will be sorted out eventually, that this could happen…
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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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Chase Cashback changing
I've just read some information on my Chase account that their cash back rewards are changing from 7 April 2025. Still £15 per month maximum cash back but only on groceries, fares and at petrol stations. My understanding is that purchases in currencies other than GBP won't earn cash back. Other cards do the above and may…
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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
