face book messenger scam alert

[dan28]

on monday i went to high street laser eye specialist i wont name them
i was required to fill out an online portal basically a medical questionire sent to my email by them like a fool i used the same pass word i use for facebook
the following day my facebook had 3 unusual log in s an someone messaged all my contacts stating i was in my over draft an could i borrow money until tomorrow some of my friends fell for it an over £1000 in total has been sent the bank used is contis finance based in skipton
action fraud are aware well they sent a crime number
so are the banks that sent the funds
has anyone on here been a victim of a scam as the payment was sent by transfer i doubt the money can be recovered

 

[Imlach]

Hard to know if the money can be recovered once they're transferred. It's unfortunately a reality, in this digital age, that scams like this will be more and more common. They're not stupid, those scammers, they always find ways. I suppose what you experienced is a form of phishing, you fill out a form and it gets sent directly to them. Please use a unique password for every service, and if you're interested, you could look into getting a password manager for your phone and computer. https://uk.pcmag.com/password-managers/39332/the-best-free-password-managers-for-2020

You can also see if your password/email/personal information has been leaked from website's databases using the following page:

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Sorry this happened to you, and hopefully your friend(s) banks can sort something out, I believe there are protections for scams like this - particularly if the banks are aware. But I wouldn't know. But always take precaution, because people are twats.

 

[mk one]

Most banks/card companies cover monies obtained by deception.

 

[Imlach]

Most banks/card companies cover monies obtained by deception.

I suppose the real nasty side of this particular scam is that there is no real direct contact between scammer and people being scammed in this case. Dan was basically used as a middle man, but obviously the bank(s) will be able to see the account that the money was transferred to wasn't his.

 

[dan28]

both the people that sent money are with the same bank
the bank have said to one them its not their responsibilty to recover the money its up to the bank its been sent to
i disagree with this as its been obtained by deception
the other person has been told once it was transfered it then went to 100s of acounts to make it nearly impossible to trace
its not looking good
need to wait 15 days for the bank to do a trace an up to 28 days for action fraud to respond
maybe i should take this to the ombudsman the bank it was sent to is a front for scammers there are pages about it on google

 

[dan28]

they used my name an their bank account details so technically the name matches but it didnt go to me