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NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5298797 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Mon Nov 03deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Unauthorised transaction, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

failed to prevent the loss of a substantial amount of cash from the accountUnauthorised transaction
NatWest knew Mrs C had severe medical issues and were shown relevant medical details on at least two occasions but didn’t appear to have taken this into accountSupport for vulnerable customers

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5298797.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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