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  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    Ben8282 wrote: »
    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 .....

    I just set up online banking for my hsbc account and you need a secure key either a physical one or you can generate codes on the app.
    I felt like I needed about a hundred passwords and memorable questions!

    I work in fraud (not operations) and I'm amazed at the amount of people who seem to fall for these scams. It's huge!
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • Kernel_Sanders
    Kernel_Sanders Posts: 3,617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 12 October 2015 at 3:42PM
    I just set up online banking for my hsbc account and you need a secure key either a physical one or.....
    A physical one for online banking??xZ7t8Q31j5KzUWpLM6mR05931IvkBx8SVa0Wpkw01MyNoaxrWNGQaAByCzIiAIiIAiIgCIiAIiIAiIgCIiAxzwNeNl7Q4HscARyKrGktQaWTGMOhd
    2Q==2Q==
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    A physical one for online banking??xZ7t8Q31j5KzUWpLM6mR05931IvkBx8SVa0Wpkw01MyNoaxrWNGQaAByCzIiAIiIAiIgCIiAIiIAiIgCIiAxzwNeNl7Q4HscARyKrGktQaWTGMOhd
    2Q==2Q==

    Yes, no different to what many other banks require (although the HSBC/FD one is less user friendly than other types in my opinion).
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