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May 20, 2016
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/market.....-9.7387116
Two people described the same financial scam to both the police and their banks over the past year. The only difference was where they lived — one in Canada, the other in the U.K.
And that determined what happened next.
Asif Mohammed lost $7,200 this spring and never got it all back. Meanwhile, Samantha Bradshaw was out £11,000 (nearly $21,000 Cdn) but her financial institution reimbursed the money within days.
8:59 am
January 12, 2019
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A quote from the article . . .
- "At that point, I realized that I've made a big mistake", Mohammed said.
Note 'who' made the mistake, and admitted to it ⬆️.
And according to the article, that same 'mistake' was also made by the customer in England (Samantha Bradshaw) who admitted in the video
that; "It was my fault".
Why should FIs reimburse customers (who all on their own), make such Stupid Mistakes⁉️
Please tell us why . . .
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper ! "
9:05 am
February 7, 2019
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And then there's the guy that made numerous transfers against his bank's advice to some scheme. eventually adding up to $450k.
The reason we don't hear much about Darwin awards is that there are too many deserving recipients ...
| CGO |
10:44 am
April 27, 2017
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It is a remarkably dumb thing to do. Having to cover some of the costs of own foolishness makes a lot of sense; there should be a deterrent against acting like this. Banks carry some responsibility but so do individuals. If they are willingly partying with own money then there has to be a consequence.
10:53 am
February 7, 2019
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I strongly suspect that when banks become accountable, our fees will go up or our interest rates will go down and fraud will increase because many will simply let their guards down since the banks will have their back ...
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2:57 pm
February 22, 2024
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mordko said
It is a remarkably dumb thing to do.
Dumb is the person who thinks they are too smart to be conned.
No one deserves to be scammed out of their money.
4:14 pm
January 12, 2019
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- True ⬆️
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But in the two cases mentioned in the linked article, the 'Victims' were Grossly Negligent in Not taking Due & Reasonable Care. And both essentially admitted as such.
In this case ... No Tears Shed Here❗
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper ! "
4:47 pm
February 22, 2024
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I don't think they were grossly negligent, especially when real banks phone you or email you out of the blue it's easy to get confused as to who's legit and who isn't.
My bank once sent me an email telling me to click on the link in it to verify the transaction that occurred when I was at the branch. The bank person told me I was going to get the email and to ignore it. Why do banks do this sort of stuff and blurred the lines making it harder to tell what's real and what's not???
5:58 pm
April 27, 2017
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itsme said
I don't think they were grossly negligent, especially when real banks phone you or email you out of the blue it's easy to get confused as to who's legit and who isn't.
No bank will turn up at your door to collect your bank card. Just an fyi.
