Scam on my old dad

ceewash

He went in the branch.

hollydays

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hollydays

ceewash wrote: »

He went in the branch.

It's a shame the bank didn't question this .

ceewash

Exactly what I thought. he's banked with them for 50 years to my knowledge.

Lrimas

He should contact the bank immediately. They might be able to get it back if it is still in the fraudsters account.

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-get-your-money-back-after-a-scam

seashore22

I very much doubt that the scammer can clear out the bank account now unless your dad gave him more information. Receiving a bank transfer doesn't give the recipient access to the senders bank account.

I would worry that if the scammer has control of your dad's computer online banking could be a security threat. I'm also not computer savy, so no idea if I'm wrong about this.

hollydays

The problem is, confidence tricksters are called that for a reason.
They are very clever.
A relative of mine, much much younger was tricked into buying useless shares from USA over the phone. He thought he was very knowledgeable and thought he knew all the right questions to ask, and was " nobody's fool". People can feel very embarrassed when this happens

hollydays

I got a message through from local police email warning people some scammers were sending g out very convincing letters , with a banks letter heading, in order to obtain account details

Keep_pedalling

It won't help with the current situation but It would be a good idea for your father to set up a lasting power of attorney so that you can deal directly with his bank should there be a need to do so in the future.

Oh! and do the same for yourself.

agrinnall

hollydays wrote: »

It's a shame the bank didn't question this .

ceewash wrote: »

Exactly what I thought. he's banked with them for 50 years to my knowledge.

I agree, while the banks have next to no loyalty to their customers these days I think it would be worth making a complaint about this as to me it would be a failure of Know Your Customer rules, and you might find that they will refund the £300 themselves.