Brits lose more than £6 billion in fraudulent bank charges and other scams every year, Which? has revealed.The consumer advocacy body noted one-tenth of its members were the victim of a scammer at some time in the last five years.Furthermore, nearly 30 per cent of all these individuals said the con had involved schemes claiming their computers or bank accounts had been compromised.Criminals can collect the Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) and banking details of people by this method, which enables the fraudster to make false loan claims and incur credit card charges on an innocent party's account.Which? said this scam involves a person receiving a call purporting to be from their bank, with the caller saying the victim's account has been hacked.Couriers are then sent to pick up the person's bank card, while the victim is asked for their PIN.Barclays bank stresses that no bank or credit card company will ask people to disclose this number."Your personal and financial details are precious, so if in doubt, double-check exactly who you are dealing with before giving anything away," Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said.Jennifer Haines Jennifer's speciality knowledge is credit card changes and balance transfers
Belmont Thornton Ltd. is regulated by the Ministry of Justice in respect of regulated claims management activities; our registration is recorded on the website www.claimsregulation.gov.uk/search.aspx number 18273
Belmont Thornton Ltd. is incorporated in England and Wales, Company number 6621233, whose head office and registered office is at Suite 2, Unit 25, The Coda Centre, Munster Road, London, SW6 6AW. VAT Registration number 945 3375 06.
Belmont Thornton Ltd is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. Registration number Z1728023 and holds a Credit Consumer License issued by the Office of Fair Trading license number 634655.
Please note that calls may be recorded and email traffic monitored for the purposes of security and staff training.
* Belmont Thornton operates on a "No Win No Fee" basis. This means that there are no upfront costs to pay. Our fee only becomes payable on a successful outcome of a claim. A cancellation fee is payable if you decide that having instructed Belmont Thornton to act on your behalf, and after 14 days of signing your Letter of Authority, you do not wish to continue pursuing your claim with us. The cancellation fee is the reasonable costs incurred for the work undertaken. Please see our terms of engagement.
By using our web-site, you agree that we can place the types of cookies described in our privacy policy on your device.Hide