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Mandatory refund of up to £85k for APP fraud

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Olinda99
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edited 27 September 2024 at 7:42PM in Budgeting & bank accounts
Looks like all banks will, from 7 Oct, have to repay customers up to £85k max for APP fraud within 5 days

But in a 'game changer' they will be able to reclaim half back from the receiving organisation
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  • It was originally going to be £415,000, a ridiculous amount of money. Sounds like a fraudster's dream to me, and we'll all end up paying for it.
    I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.
  • In my opinion the limit should be 25k or the maximum amount someone can transfer cash out via a banking app. Any payment larger than that requires a bank to approve it in most cases, and they already check with the customer that the payment is legit. If the customer is being foolish, I am very sorry but we should not all pay for that. 

    Obviously if the bank fails to perform checks with the customer it is a different story. 

    I note on the itv news report, the guy from the banks stayed 99% of such frauds are under 85k.
  • hoc
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    Could this be a scam? Are you sure? Did someone ask you to transfer? Are you certain you want to transfer? Stop think it could be a scam? Why do you want to transfer?
  • M25
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    No personal responsibility at all, then? A crazy route to go down.

    How will stupid people learn?
  • M25 said:
    No personal responsibility at all, then? A crazy route to go down.

    How will stupid people learn?
    Is someone's with dementia stupid?
  • Nasqueron
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    M25 said:
    No personal responsibility at all, then? A crazy route to go down.

    How will stupid people learn?
    Is someone's with dementia stupid?
    Someone with dementia should have a relative or carer with power of attorney to stop any sort of financial mistakes

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

  • Barkin
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    Nasqueron said:
    M25 said:
    No personal responsibility at all, then? A crazy route to go down.

    How will stupid people learn?
    Is someone's with dementia stupid?
    Someone with dementia should have a relative or carer with power of attorney to stop any sort of financial mistakes
    Having a PoA is no guarantee that mistakes won't be made, and dementia isn't always obvious - it's not a case of being fine one day, then waking up the next with dementia. 
  • Nasqueron
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    Barkin said:
    Nasqueron said:
    M25 said:
    No personal responsibility at all, then? A crazy route to go down.

    How will stupid people learn?
    Is someone's with dementia stupid?
    Someone with dementia should have a relative or carer with power of attorney to stop any sort of financial mistakes
    Having a PoA is no guarantee that mistakes won't be made, and dementia isn't always obvious - it's not a case of being fine one day, then waking up the next with dementia. 
    The person I replied to specifically stated someone with dementia e.g. diagnosed - and dealing with fraud is obviously easier if someone is diagnosed and bank knows to be extra careful

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

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