More than half of scam victims still being refused refunds despite banks pledging to treat customers more fairly By Amelia Murray Money Mail Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 More than half of scam victims are still being refused refunds despite banks … Read more
Blameless fraud victims were handed back £41.3million by banks in the second half of last year, new figures reveal, as the percentage winning back some money doubled. But in a sign of the mounting risk to people’s finances losses to bank transfer and impersonation scams rose 29 per cent last year to £455.8million. The introduction of … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 Junior oiler Lekoil was the major story on AIM this week with its value dropping by around two-thirds after … Read more
Fraud fund used to pay back blameless scam victims extended AGAIN as squabbling banks can’t decide on a long-term solution Seven banks including the UK’s biggest names have been funding a central pot This was initially due to run out at the end of 2019 and be replaced Banks cannot decide on a long-term solution … Read more
Millions of motorists have been ripped off in a £150million delivery scheme to inflate the price of new cars, it is claimed. Eight in ten new cars have seen price increases of up to £60 after shipping firms conspired to fix delivery costs, according to a lawsuit. A total of 17million cars are said to … Read more