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KIlkenny TD to meet with Taoiseach on Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud

The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach will meet today (Wednesday) to resume discussions on Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud with officials from the Department of Finance. Ahead of the meeting at 1.30pm in ...

28 Jun 2023 at 07:33

Personal Finance

Purchase and romance scams drive authorised fraud cases a fifth higher

More than half a billion pounds was lost to fraud in the UK over the first half of the year, while the number of authorised scams jumped by more than a fifth, according to new data. Criminals stole £580 million through authorised and ...

25 Oct 2023 at 09:22

Personal Finance

Nationwide records jump in men reporting romance scams

Reports of romance scams involving male victims jumped by 40% between 2022 and 2023, according to Britain’s biggest building society. Nationwide, which analysed its own data, said there was a small 2% drop in scams involving female ...

12 Feb 2024 at 16:30

Personal Finance

APP fraud losses jumped by 39% annually in 2021, says UK Finance

Fraud losses due to people being tricked into transferring money directly to criminals jumped by 39% year-on-year in 2021, according to figures from an industry trade body. Some £583.2 million was stolen through authorised push ...

29 Jun 2022 at 10:30

Personal Finance

One in 100 current account applications is fraudulent, says Experian

Around one in every 100 current account applications is now fraudulent, with money muling often being behind such incidents, according to a financial information company. Money mule activity is often behind bogus applications ...

12 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Banks will be required to reimburse APP scam victims from next year

New rules compelling banks to reimburse scam victims who have been tricked into paying fraudsters will come into force next year, a regulator has said. Most victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud will be reimbursed ...

07 Jun 2023 at 15:58

Personal Finance

Fraud and scam complaints hit highest level recorded by ombudsman service

04 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Bank transfer fraud reimbursement limit set to be cut under new plans

Personal Finance

Bank transfer fraud reimbursement limit set to be cut under plans

The maximum amount that banks would have to reimburse customers for when they have been tricked into sending money to a fraudster is set to be slashed under new plans. Mandatory rules will come into force from October 7, ...

04 Sept 2024 at 14:49

Personal Finance

Maximum reimbursement limit for bank transfer scam victims slashed to £85,000

The maximum reimbursement limit for victims of bank transfer scams has been slashed ahead of new rules coming into force next month, in a move that consumer campaigners have branded as “disastrous”. The previous maximum ...

25 Sept 2024 at 15:38

Personal Finance

APP reimbursement code: How does it work and what could stop me being refunded?

People falling victim to crimes such as purchase scams, romance frauds and investment scams will have the protections of a new reimbursement code from Monday. Here is a look at how the new code will work: – What is ...

07 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

‘Major step forward’ for bank transfer fraud victims as new refund rules launch

New rules requiring banks to reimburse people who have been tricked into transferring money to a fraudster have been hailed as “a major step forward”. Under the shake-up, banks must reimburse authorised push ...

07 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

More than £570m stolen by fraudsters in first half of 2024

Losses from unauthorised fraud increased in the first half of this year, while losses where people were tricked into transferring money fell, according to banking industry body UK Finance. In total, ...

18 Oct 2024 at 10:25

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