Lloyds Bank PLC

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN1255174 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

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What this decision was about

Unauthorised transaction

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr N complains Lloyds Bank PLC (formerly Lloyds TSB Bank PLC) was wrong to pay a cheque he had issued for a five figure amount. He considers it should have queried the payment because the cheque had been altered.Unauthorised transaction

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN1255174.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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