HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-2644224 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£3,227redress stated in the decision
Wed Sep 01deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
S, a limited company (through one of its directors Mr M) complains HSBC UK Bank Plc will not refund all of the money it lost after falling victim to an email interception scam.APP scam refund refused
Rules cited
CRM Code (APP scam reimbursement)
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-2644224.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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