HSBC UK Bank Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4820590 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Tue Jun 25deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
Mrs P complains HSBC UK Bank Plc trading as First Direct didn’t do enough to protect her when she fell victim to a safe account scam.APP scam refund refused
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4820590.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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