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Anyone had cause to contact their bank over a suspicious-looking transaction?
One has appeared on my account with the reference "Wester Union onlin" (sic) for a not-inconsiderable sum. I'm pretty sure it's bogus as I haven't ever used Western Union to transfer money to anyone. However, I've got a niggling doubt that it might be kosher as I'm going through a re-mortgage/buy-to-let thing which is more complex than the large hadron collider so it may be one of the astonishing fees related to this. However I don't recognise the amount and the reference means nothing (and, despite the appearance of being clueless, I have kept good track of all the fees...). I've asked the bank to investigate with a view to having it declared fraudulent.
Anyone else had a similar transaction suddenly appear? Was it bogus? What happened?
Western Union is the tool of scammers- I'd contact the bank asap!
Get it blocked. Phone them NOW.
Western Union is used by scams a lot.
your buy to let thing - is the property in Abuja?
I'm trying to get something through craigslist in the States, and Western Union is one of the things they tell users to avoid due to scams. I think the poor spelling should give you a good clue, like the recent HSBC and Alliance & Leicester online account emails I've had recently. The spelling mistakes, plus the fact I've never had any kind of account with either made it obvious their scams. You're being shafted; get it sorted pronto.
your buy to let thing - is the property in Abuja?
Fort William - just as dodgy 😉
Bank are on to it already. Worries me a bit - I thought I was pretty careful with online spending...
Bank are on to it already. Worries me a bit - I thought I was pretty careful with online spending...
Not necessarily anything you could've done to prevent it though (other than not shopping with a card!), could be a dodgy employee at one of the shops or maybe a rooted server sending your details onto a scammer.