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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-5934589 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
—deadline 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
Mr B complains Starling Bank Limited won’t refund the money he says he lost to a scam.APP scam refund refused
He then complained to Starling about its decision via a professional representative, arguing it should refund him under the terms of the Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM) code.Complaint handling
Rules cited
CRM Code (APP scam reimbursement)
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-5934589.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.