Thursday 7 March 2024

Revolut account takeover warning

Two Revolut customers contacted us after being scammed by fraudsters who pretended to be calling from Revolut’s fraud team. The fraudsters had passed a series of security checks, including the 'selfie security check'.

One victim lost £165,000, rendering his business on the brink of bankruptcy, while the other lost over £40,000 in 10 minutes.

See Revolut account takeover fraud examples so you don't get caught out.

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Source: Which? (04 Mar 2024)

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