Barclays Account under review

olofmeister

Hi, so my Barclays account is under review since 24th of october.
At the beginning I didn't know why my account got under review, they didn't want to tell me anything. However I have found out why it happend.
So few days prior to my account being put under review, I have agreed that my brother can send me some money it was £197.
Which I withdrew and gave him, he said he can't withdraw money from ATM from his Card so I helped him. Little do I knew that the money came from scam, he sold something on facebook marketplace the person send him the money to paypal and he withdrew it to his acc and sent to my account. The person made a chargeback his paypal account got negative balance and so on.
What consequences will this have on my account? I had no intentions of scamming neither did I know first place that the money comes from scam.
Also they told me final outcome of the review will be on 21th of November, almost a month from freezing my acc, thats so long and only thanks to my parents I had money for living.

jonesMUFCforever

Open a new account with another bank - now.
They won't take a chance that you were not in on the scam - check CIFAS register after the 21st.

[Deleted User]

You can open a new bank but you’ll run the risk of the closing too if a CIFAS or fraud marker is applied against you.

Ben8282

What I don't understand is why after conducting his scam your brother didn't just withdraw the money from an ATM with his card? Did you ask him what was wrong with this card that was preventing this?
Telling you a lie by saying that he couldn't withdraw money from an ATM makes no sense to me whatsoever. It is almost like he wanted to involve you in some way.

olofmeister

wasn't first time when I withdraw money for him, I don't usually suspect my brother of any shady crap ;p But this time I got caught.

olofmeister

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Open a new account with another bank - now.
They won't take a chance that you were not in on the scam - check CIFAS register after the 21st.

!!! wrote: »

You can open a new bank but you’ll run the risk of the closing too if a CIFAS or fraud marker is applied against you.

I don't really want to change banks, I don't feel like I have committed a crime or whatever.
I had 0 knowledge that this money comes from a scam, also this amount is not a mind-blowing amount, I can give this money back to whoever got scammed, but I want my bank account back. Also I don't know what takes them nearly a month to find? What are they thinking that I am taking part in some huge money laundering scheme or what lol.

[Deleted User]

olofmeister wrote: »

What are they thinking that I am taking part in some huge money laundering scheme or what lol.

No. Just regular money laundering. Lol.

BoGoF

At the very least your bank account will be closed.

You can blame your brother for that. He is part of the scam and has scammed you.

olofmeister

BoGoF wrote: »

At the very least your bank account will be closed.

You can blame your brother for that. He is part of the scam and has scammed you.

Deleted_User wrote: »

No. Just regular money laundering. Lol.

right, so I am waiting for them to put me behind bars because of not acknowledged money laundering of amazing £197. LUL

[Deleted User]

olofmeister wrote: »

right, so I am waiting for them to put me behind bars because of not acknowledged money laundering of amazing £197. LUL

No. You're waiting for a CIFAS marker and account closure.

Prison is highly unlikely, though much will depend on how many times you've done it before and the findings of their investigation.

olofmeister

Deleted_User wrote: »

No. You're waiting for a CIFAS marker and account closure.

Prison is highly unlikely, though much will depend on how many times you've done it before and the findings of their investigation.

Cifas seems like a pain in the !!!
Does any bank lets you open account while having a CIFAS marker?
Or I have to move countries