Barclays Bank UK PLC

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5331137 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

—no sum stated

Mon Sep 15deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

APP scam refund refused, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr M complains that Barclays Bank UK PLC (‘Barclays’) won’t refund the money he says was lost as the result of a scam.APP scam refund refused

Mr M says he was vulnerable at the time he made the payments as he had recently retired.Support for vulnerable customers

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-5331137.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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