{"id":64290,"date":"2014-10-13T21:58:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T14:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/eight-things-your-bank-will-never-ask-you-but-a-fraudster-might\/"},"modified":"2017-08-22T20:20:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T13:20:52","slug":"eight-things-your-bank-will-never-ask-you-but-a-fraudster-might","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/eight-things-your-bank-will-never-ask-you-but-a-fraudster-might\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight things your bank will never ask you (but a fraudster might)"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe UK\u2019s big banks have published a list of things they will never ask you to do \u2013 do you know what they are?In a bid to protect customers from fraud, the UK\u2019s big banks have published a list of things they will never ask you to do. Sadly the list does not include \u201cto repay your mortgage\u201d or \u201cto come into a branch for a \u2018review\u2019 of your needs\u201d, but with luck it will save some from falling victim to the assorted phishing, vishing (phishing by phone) and courier (sending someone round to collect your card) scams which seem to be permanently doing the rounds. These all involve conmen pretending to be from your bank or building society or the police in a bid to get hold of your details.The British Bankers\u2019 Association (BBA) reckons that millions of people are opening themselves up to possible fraud, while a survey by Santander found that a third of people aged over-65 were unfamiliar with the most common types of scams, double the proportion of younger people. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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