01-12-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com

Lloyds customer loses £5,200 in email scam – but can't get refund

Business account holder prepares to sue bank after paying real bill into bogus accountLloyds Bank is refusing to compensate a customer who lost £5,200 to an email scam despite the money being transferred to another account at the same bank that a police investigation found had probably been opened fraudulently.Surrey businesswoman Kate Levers is the latest victim of a fast-growing email scam, where a fraudster hacks into a company’s emails and poses as a legitimate contractor requiri
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