Property News · February 13, 2016

Banks must do more to end the scourge of current account fraud


Sarah Neville had no reason to be suspicious of an email asking for a legitimate payment, but it came from a crook who duped her out of £1,500When Sarah Neville got an email from her carpenter saying he had just had a cancellation and could start the job they had been discussing within three weeks, it didn’t arouse the slightest suspicion.The Bristol woman, who had spent several weeks emailing him, working out the minutiae of the planned renovations, was so happy it was finally going to happen that she quickly paid the £1,500 deposit into his Barclays bank account before he changed his mind. Even when he failed to turn up she still assumed there was an innocent explanation. Only when she finally got hold of him did the truth emerge. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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