National Westminster Bank Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4413852 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

£35,311redress stated in the decision

Mon Nov 20deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

APP scam refund refused

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr and Mrs P complain that National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) won’t refund over £141,272.05 they lost to an investment scam.APP scam refund refused

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4413852.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.