"Thinking about [what happened] over and over is actually very worrying and quite scary."Criminals then stole £18,000 using financial apps on his smartphone.
"Fraudsters are cruel, devious people online and in the physical world and people must be alert to the danger of having drinks spiked especially in the Christmas party season when people may be off guard."Ben was on a night out with friends in the summer which went from a nice meal out, to a nightclub... before he woke up late the next morning unable to remember anything."I woke up pretty dizzy, dazed, not quite sure what happened so obviously I was a bit alarmed.
But in Ben's case he believes criminals had targeted him with the intention of both defrauding and stealing from him. In total, just over £18,000 was stolen from his American Express and Revolut cards and from HSBC and Monzo accounts. But David Clarke from the Fraud Advisory Panel says even if it is rare the consequences for victims are very real."Yes individuals can try to help themselves, but there is a limit to what people can do.As for Ben, American Express and Monzo refunded the money that was stolen within a matter of days. HSBC and Revolut initially refused to refund but reversed that decision once Money Box started investigating the case.
Don’t leave it in the glove box, buddy.
Hope you get sorted and police /banks too. Thieves hard if hard since covid reduced pickpocketing as few crowded areas now lock down over they care having field day be cause we let our guard down
How have they got on his accounts without his passwords? Or fingerprint. Sounds dodgy as
I am 63 worked all my life from the age of 17 brought up two children bought my own home and I wished I had £18,000 to be robbed of
Doubt it
😮 drinking at the pub and cell phone. No
Expensive drink that matey
Basically went on an £18,000 bender and told his missus he was spiked 🥴
Every financial app has a PIN, some 4 digit, some 6. Surely he didn’t use the same PIN for all of them and let someone see him type it in? Did he have a screen lock PIN? 🤔 Having all you stuff on one device that you take out with you on the p!ss isn’t a great idea anyway.
For another £18:000 I can use the power of prayer to track and refund you 🤣🤣🤣
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