SOME £208million was scammed via bank transfers in the first half of this year, a finance body has revealed. Banks were able to trace £73.1million — around a third — and return it to the victims, U…
SOME £208million was scammed via bank transfers in the first half of this year, a finance body has revealed.
Banks were able to trace £73.1million — around a third — and return it to the victims, UK Finance said.The scams were all “authorised push payments”, where the customer was fooled into sending funds.Of those, 63,186 related to personal accounts while the other 3,061 were non-personal or business-related.
UK Finance’s Katy Worobec warned: “Always take a moment to stop and think before parting with your money.”How to get free food vouchers if you're a parent on benefitsMorrisons starts rationing after 'unnecessary' panic buyers force limit on stockBARGAIN BUYSUK Finance also warned there is often a delay between criminals obtaining people's details and using them to commit fraud.
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