Investec Bank PLC
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN7064246 Not upheld
Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
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What this decision was about
In the Ombudsman’s words
Investec says the cheque was unpaid as it was concerned about the possibility of fraud because the cheque was written by 2 different people.APP scam refund refused
Source
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