Thursday, 20 October 2022

'I lost £83,000 to a remote access bank transfer scam'

Remote access software enables someone to access a device from any location, and it's being used by scammers to pose as legitimate companies to transfer your money into their own accounts.

We heard from one reader who was duped by a fake Barclays employee. But after our intervention with the bank, the reader was reimbursed. Find out more about what happened and how to spot these types of scams.

Bank transfer scams

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