Bank of Scotland Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6359002 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

—no sum stated

Mon Jun 29deadline 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 Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax unfairly refuses to refund a payment he made as part of an investment scam.APP scam refund refused

He says he was vulnerable, due to bereavement, lack of financial experience and financial stresses in his family at the time.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-6359002.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.