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Money laundering with my current account

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  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    meer53 wrote: »
    Don't know which bank this was but they don't sound too clever ! I'd be moving my account if i was the OP !

    On the contrary, they seem pretty much on the ball. They've identified and stopped a money laundering scam.
  • Catapa
    Catapa Posts: 182 Forumite
    edited 2 August 2012 at 12:06PM
    Some gangsters paid £23k into your account and you didn't find time to go to an ATM ...?
    (joking)
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    PaulW922 wrote: »
    Actually that is not quite correct. There is nothing wrong with a bank advising a customer that someone may have hijacked their account and be using it for fraud. 'Tipping off' refers to the reporting regime - and I not believe anyone has been convicted of that yet.

    Correct. The offence of tipping off is committed when someone makes a "disclosure which is likely to prejudice any investigation". I can't see how providing information to the OP would prejudice any investigation.
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