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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN0951587 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Fri Nov 20deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
bank accounts and credit card accounts with Bank of Scotland plc, trading as Halifax, were opened in his name by his then wife without his knowledge or authorisationUnauthorised transaction
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN0951587.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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