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Suspect bank statement is fake

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  • masonic
    masonic Posts: 28,516 Forumite
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    Thank goodness for credit reference agencies.
  • GTR_King
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    edited 9 June 2024 at 3:05PM
    They would check the statements to the accounts on the system! If they don’t match then they will know for sure! You can buy fake/novelty bank statements online! But why would you buy them lol 
  • masonic
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    edited 9 June 2024 at 6:19PM
    GTR_King said:
    They would check the statements to the accounts on the system! If they don’t match then they will know for sure! You can buy fake/novelty bank statements online! But why would you buy them lol 
    The individual or company you send the bank statement to won't have access to the bank's system. It would only ever be sent to a third party, for example as proof of address, or to try to convince an individual or company that you had paid them.
  • GTR_King
    GTR_King Posts: 2,037 Forumite
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    Yep that is true! But most company’s will know a fake bank statements
  • born_again
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    masonic said:
    Thank goodness for credit reference agencies.
    They won't know if a statement is fake or not 🤷‍♀️
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