HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4737748 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Wed Feb 19deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
APP scam refund refused, Complaint handling
In the Ombudsman’s words
Ms S has complained that HSBC UK Bank Plc won’t refund the money she lost after falling victim to a scam.APP scam refund refused
HSBC’s customer service fell short – for example, they didn’t explain things well and transferred Ms S around.Complaint handling
Rules cited
CRM Code (APP scam reimbursement), Payment Services Regulations 2017
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4737748.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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