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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

Expecting a new credit card in the post? Beware the ‘not received’ scam

Fraudsters  are hooking in thousands of pounds fishing for credit cards sent in the post.
Fraudsters are hooking in thousands of pounds fishing for credit cards sent in the post. Composite: Observer Design

When Denise George* received a notification on her phone that a replacement credit card she’d ordered had been used, she was surprised … as she was still waiting for it to be delivered. Fearing it had been stolen, she attempted to log in to her online banking – only to find she had been signed out of the app and had to reregister.

Things got even worse as George found her Isa had been emptied by criminals, after her bank, Barclays, failed to recognise signs of suspicious activity on her account.

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