{"id":9806,"date":"2016-04-02T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mobile-banking-in-the-spotlight-as-fraudsters-pull-6000-sting\/"},"modified":"2016-04-02T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:19:08","slug":"mobile-banking-in-the-spotlight-as-fraudsters-pull-6000-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mobile-banking-in-the-spotlight-as-fraudsters-pull-6000-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile banking in the spotlight as fraudsters pull \u00a36,000 sting"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nJohn Ellard found himself caught up in a deception involving both O2 and NationwideIf your bank has your mobile number to help it \u201cmanage\u201d your current account, you may want to have a rethink. John Ellard, managing director of a small internet service provider, has had his Nationwide current account emptied of \u00a36,000 after fraudsters apparently took over his O2 mobile account, switched his number to a new Apple handset, and then used it to make a series of fraudulent purchases.While Ellard was wondering why his mobile wasn\u2019t working at his Hertford home last month, fraudsters were calling O2 pretending to be him to report it stolen. Simultaneously, the crooks had managed to obtain his bank account details to gain access to his Nationwide account, and were able to register him for telephone banking and increase his overdraft to \u00a35,000. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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