Student daughter scammed out of her loan

welshmoneylover

I feel sorry for your daughter but in this day and age and youngsters being very tech savvy; surely she must know the latest scams! They’re all over social media ; perhaps university is not the best place for her right now 

Manxman_in_exile

welshmoneylover said:

I feel sorry for your daughter but in this day and age and youngsters being very tech savvy; surely she must know the latest scams! They’re all over social media ; perhaps university is not the best place for her right now 

It seems bonkers to me that anybody is at university right now, but if you are particularly vulnerable or naiive or not very world-wise it's doubly not a good idea at the moment...

SevenOfNine

Doesn't every bank now have warning messages as you step through transfer processes? Surely the first was when she set up a new 'payee', "Have you been asked by someone else........" (or words to that effect) is a fairly standard question when setting up AND authorising the transfer.

A harsh lesson I'm afraid, I wonder what she's been doing for her to believe HMRC could possibly have a warrant out for her arrest. Unless there are mental health issues & she needed (but would probably resent) additional parental assistance set up with her account, I don't really get why a 20 year old would fall so easily for this. I was in a full time office job at 15, 20 isn't too young to have some sense.

Can 'bank of mum & dad' step in financially?  Be aware that they've been successful once & they have her contact details, so may try again later with a different scam to relieve her of replacement cash she may then have, her details likely be sold on as well. A horrible, harsh lesson.

Touchstones2

Most of the regular mse members are tight they wouldnt be able to transfer much as they busy doing nothing .

soolin

Touchstones2 said:

Most of the regular mse members are tight they wouldnt be able to transfer much as they busy doing nothing .

Sorry I have no idea what you mean. Hopefully you mean that MSE members like yourself are too savvy to fall for such a scam. 

Barny1979

Touchstones2 said:

Most of the regular mse members are tight they wouldnt be able to transfer much as they busy doing nothing .

What a melty comment

ToxicWomble

Touchstones2 said:

Most of the regular mse members are tight they wouldnt be able to transfer much as they busy doing nothing .

Is that you Tony ?

Spank

Of course it is.

Sharon87

SevenOfNine said:

Doesn't every bank now have warning messages as you step through transfer processes? Surely the first was when she set up a new 'payee', "Have you been asked by someone else........" (or words to that effect) is a fairly standard question when setting up AND authorising the transfer.

A harsh lesson I'm afraid, I wonder what she's been doing for her to believe HMRC could possibly have a warrant out for her arrest. Unless there are mental health issues & she needed (but would probably resent) additional parental assistance set up with her account, I don't really get why a 20 year old would fall so easily for this. I was in a full time office job at 15, 20 isn't too young to have some sense.

Can 'bank of mum & dad' step in financially?  Be aware that they've been successful once & they have her contact details, so may try again later with a different scam to relieve her of replacement cash she may then have, her details likely be sold on as well. A horrible, harsh lesson.

Yes, now that the scammers have her phone number she may get even more calls. My suggestion is she change her mobile number so scammers can't call as they see her as a soft target. 

I've received a couple of these phone calls and the first time I was like 'what?' and hung up the phone. As soon as I hear an automated voice phone call now I hang up, unless I'm curious to hear what it's about to warn others.