Nationwide Customers - Beware of Fraud

Crabman

Nationwide building society says it is tightening security after the theft of an employee's laptop containing customer information

C_Ronaldo

the news said that there were pins or passwords containd on the laptop but names and address could be

trisontana

This happened back in August and so far I haven't heard of anyone losing money over this theft. I doubt if the crime was carried out by someone intent on defrauding people's bank accounts. My guess it was just a straightforward burglary.

advent1122

Your name and account number is printed on every cheque you send.
Do Nationwide put out an alert every time you send a cheque?
.......or is this just another piece of sensational journalism?

Turning_into_scrooge

C_Ronaldo wrote:

the news said that there were pins or passwords containd on the laptop but names and address could be

I'm sorry your post is a bit confusing. Are the pins and passwords on the laptop and the names and adds also or not?

Malcolm_Davis

I'm a Nationwide customer and I haven't had any trouble yet.

The reports I read said that personal identification details hadn't been on the stolen laptop, but names and accounts might have been.

I am sure there's not much to worry about, but having just read the credit report posts, worried people should check their credit report with that free credit report site annualcreditreport.co.uk. Apparently checking your credit report is a good way of checking if you have been ripped off by criminals.

C_Ronaldo

Turning_into_scrooge wrote:

I'm sorry your post is a bit confusing. Are the pins and passwords on the laptop and the names and adds also or not?

i was meant to say according top the news "there was no pins or passwords on the laptop but tehre was names and addresses"

Ellie2758

Malcolm_Davis wrote:

I'm a Nationwide customer and I haven't had any trouble yet.

The reports I read said that personal identification details hadn't been on the stolen laptop, but names and accounts might have been.

I am sure there's not much to worry about, but having just read the credit report posts, worried people should check their credit report with that free credit report site annualcreditreport.co.uk. Apparently checking your credit report is a good way of checking if you have been ripped off by criminals.

I'm a nationwide customer, so are the rest of my family. I have tried to find the free credit report site you mention but it just comes up as page not recognised.....................................

Malcolm_Davis

I just checked the website address and it seems to be working fine.

I've had a look on my report I got from them a while back and my Nationwide bank and mortgage account are reported on there.

There's the credit checking companies you could try too, but I think you have to pay for them. I am not a fan of paying for things if I don't have to.

I am not too worried about being robbed, Iam sure Nationwide take our account security seriously.

I was a bit worried, but when I was looking on the internet about identity theft there were some articles about how in America very few people have been ripped off from company laptops being stolen, they reckon you are more likely to be robbed by losing your cards in the street, or a restaurant worker taking your details.

Ellie2758

Malcolm_Davis wrote:

I just checked the website address and it seems to be working fine.

I've had a look on my report I got from them a while back and my Nationwide bank and mortgage account are reported on there.

There's the credit checking companies you could try too, but I think you have to pay for them. I am not a fan of paying for things if I don't have to.

I am not too worried about being robbed, Iam sure Nationwide take our account security seriously.

I was a bit worried, but when I was looking on the internet about identity theft there were some articles about how in America very few people have been ripped off from company laptops being stolen, they reckon you are more likely to be robbed by losing your cards in the street, or a restaurant worker taking your details.

Well it still wont come up for me. Please can you give me the exact web address, thanks

trisontana

Ellie2758 wrote:

Well it still wont come up for me. Please can you give me the exact web address, thanks

Try this :-
http://www.annualcreditreport.co.uk/