Bank Transactions

Fryer2000

Thanks for the advise on that. I'll make sure he changes that!

colsten

I'd probably also urgently call debit and credit card providers and inform them that I lost my cards and need a new one, with a different card number.

At the same time, check that the phone number(s) and address on the account is still mine.

Also check there are no unknown SOs or DDs on the account(s), and keep a close eye on the bank account(s) for the next few weeks (in case the fraudsters have set up any CPAs). Log on and check transactions every day, and use text alerts to get notified of any bigger balance changes.

Check credit files for any unknown accounts and/or credit searches. This should, again, be a regular exercise for the foreseeable future.

agrinnall

There's no UK FBI. I doubt whether any agency in the US will take a call from you, you need to report it to the relevant UK authority (which is Action Fraud as explained) and request them to pass the details to their counterparts.

gunsandbanjos

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/money-saving-tips/10119325/He-said-he-was-from-Microsoft.-Then-he-tricked-me-out-of-121.html

gt94sss2

agrinnall wrote: »

There's no UK FBI. I doubt whether any agency in the US will take a call from you, you need to report it to the relevant UK authority (which is Action Fraud as explained) and request them to pass the details to their counterparts.

The FBI will have a representative at the American Embassy in London

Regards
Sunil

agrinnall

gt94sss2 wrote: »

The FBI will have a representative at the American Embassy in London

Regards
Sunil

That may be so but I doubt very much if they will take a call from a member of the public, I'd imagine it is a liaison role with UK agencies.

antrobus

agrinnall wrote: »

There's no UK FBI. ....

Go tell the BBC.:)

The new National Crime Agency - dubbed "the British FBI" - is launching a campaign to recruit up to 400 trainee cyber and intelligence officers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24611407

I therefore suspect that, when the OP speaks of the 'UK FBI' he most likely means the NCA.

agrinnall

antrobus wrote: »

I therefore suspect that, when the OP speaks of the 'UK FBI' he most likely means the NCA.

I doubt if, as his first mention of the FBI came after I clearly pointed out that the FBI could well be the US agency responsible.

Ballard

I don't expect this to be of any use but if the account is held with a bank in the US then they won't have supplied an IBAN as they're not used in The States. If you do have an IBAN then the country code will show up at the beginning.

I really hope that you manage to get at least some of the money back but I'm afraid that I'm not hopeful.

Ben8282

I am confused as to whether you dad was somehow fooled into sending the £7000 himself or if you are claiming that they obtained sufficient information from his pc to do this. If the latter, how? How did they get his banking password? I also believe HSBC use a secure key for internet banking accounts .....