Be careful out there.

whattochoose

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5755585/Victim-sophisticated-banking-scam-reveals-tricked-losing-4-000.html

After reading this I've decided if I ever have the remotest doubt about anybody calling me regarding banking issues I'm banging the phone down and checking in person at my nearest branches.

shortcrust

I will!:)

Gave up trying to read the article, what with adverts coving most of the screen and the page jumping about like pop corn as more were loading.

[Deleted User]

Another sob story.

If you fall for these things, much like the calls from "microsoft", then you shouldn't be allowed near the technology that provides it.

molerat

!!! wrote: »

Another sob story.

If you fall for these things, much like the calls from "microsoft", then you shouldn't be allowed near the technology that provides it.

This "push fraud" is only able to go ahead because the account holder most likely already has lax security somewhere else. Watching a programme the other day and they were driving around picking up open and poorly secured home wireless networks. The amount of paperwork I have found in the street on a windy recycling day is a bit of an eye opener. If someone wants any of my discarded paperwork they are free to re-assemble the cross cut shredded pieces from my compost bin

Silvertabby

Sounds reasonably plausible - we've had similar genuine calls - until you get to the bit when this Nat West customer is told to open a new account with Barclays and to transfer her money into the new account.

Common sense, peoples.

eskbanker

whattochoose wrote: »

Be careful out there.

[Daily Mail link]

I wonder if there's been any analysis of the newspaper-reading habits of those who are scammed?

It wouldn't surprise me to learn that those who take the Daily Mail seriously are inherently more gullible and lacking of critical faculties than the rest of the population at large....

seashore22

I'm not sure I would call that a new or sophisticated scam.

I've certainly heard of it a few times.

As someone has already said, it's common sense that no bank would need me to be transferring money anywhere.

I'm afraid that anyone calling me on the landline phone or mobile is immediately treated with extreme caution unless they are family or friends. I think it's the only way to be these days.

soulsaver

"I am neither gullible nor a Luddite. I'm a middle-aged mother-of-three who considers herself to be sassy and alert..."


Well.. you may be right about a MAM of 3...but you're on your own with the other opinions now, sister.

Yorkshire_Pud

The government should bring in an idiots tax to pay for all these 'sophisticated' scams lol. Beggers belief.

robatwork

I read the whole article.

Even when dressed up with lots of caveats, the woman who professes herself sensible, intelligent and clear minded is anything but. Her story almost garnered sympathy until she transferred the money into another account. And an account not with the same bank.

Why did she not just transfer it to another account of hers? She seems a woman of some substance who would have another account somewhere.

Where I do have a problem with banks is the phrase "random Barclays account". It's not random - someone opened that account jumping through the hoops that Barclays puts up. And Barclays know who that is - or their systems aren't working. It's not good enough to just pay compensation and case closed. Either the Barclays account holder is a sophisticated fraudster and needs to be investigated and locked up, or things like this could be some huge scam between the complainant and the "random Barclays account" to get free compensation.

Couldn't I transfer £4k to a mate, get him to close his account, and ring up Natwest and Barclays now, tell them a story just like this and get the £4k back? If my mate was never investigated, it's easy money.....

soulsaver

Like a high stake refer a friend scheme?