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Fraud victims waiting ‘for long periods’ on bank phonelines to report crime

People who believe they may have fallen victim to fraud could be left hanging on some banks’ phonelines for as long as an hour, a Which? investigation suggests. Fraud victims, including those defrauded by authorised push payment (APP) scams, where ...

24 May 2022 at 01:01

National News

Bank warning as text and phone call scams soar

A 40 per cent increase in text messages and phone calls by fraudsters who are adopting new tactics to trick people into handing over their bank details has been detected by one of Ireland's main banks The new approach has prompted Bank of Ireland ...

02 Nov 2022 at 09:33

Local News

Bank warning as text and phone call scams soar

01 Nov 2022 at 18:33

National News

Bank warning as text and phone call scams soar

05 Nov 2022 at 10:33

Personal Finance

Tougher action needed to combat copycat banking websites, says Which?

Tougher action is needed to stop copycat websites posing as banks, Which? has urged. The consumer champion asked the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF) to check industry blocklists – lists of websites that have been reported as hosting ...

26 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Santander warns firms to be on ‘high alert’ after impersonation scams double

Santander UK has issued a warning for businesses to be on “high alert” to impersonation scams after seeing the number of its customers targeted by fraudsters double last month. The banking group said criminals were using ...

19 Oct 2023 at 09:13

Personal Finance

Banks receiving scam payments to take more responsibility under code update

More responsibilities will be placed on account providers receiving payments suspected to be fraudulent, under tweaks to a voluntary code to help prevent bank transfer scams. The Lending Standards Board (LSB) oversees ...

08 Feb 2023 at 14:38

Personal Finance

Banks should up their game by improving online security features, says Which?

Some banks’ websites and apps are missing security protections, potentially leaving “open doors” for scammers, Which? claims. The consumer group tested customer-facing security systems of 13 current account providers ...

07 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Personal Finance

HSBC UK issues gold scam warning to nearly two million customers

A major bank is warning people to watch out for an impersonation scam involving buying gold and handing it over to criminals for “safekeeping”. HSBC UK said it will be contacting some customers to highlight a ...

04 Nov 2024 at 11:24

City

Monzo launches industry-first ‘call status’ tool to stall impersonation scams

Digital bank Monzo has become the first UK bank to launch a “call status” tool to prevent its customers falling victim to impersonation scams. The in-app feature will tell customers whether the bank is ...

06 Sept 2023 at 09:00

National News

Bank warning as text and phone call scams soar

05 Nov 2022 at 10:33

City

Monzo launches tools to tackle phone thieves raiding savings

Monzo has unveiled new app-based features to help prevent criminals from raiding people’s savings after stealing their mobile phone. The digital bank said the security control tools were the first of ...

01 Jul 2024 at 10:21

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