Barclays Scam
Can I get my money back?
Fraud victims of the bank often ask us "will Barclays refund scammed money?". The simple answer is maybe. Depending on what happened, you may be able to get your money back where you lost funds to an APP fraud.
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Barclays is a very large bank operating in the United Kingdom and therefore has a huge number of customers in the UK. The fraud figures for each bank have not been published publicly, so there is no exact figure on how many Barclays customers fall victim to fraud or how many are refunded. However, some victims of scams have reported feeling abandoned by the bank with no refund given when they've lost money to a scam.
Unfortunately, Barclays customers have reported to us that they have been told by the bank that they won't get their money back, which means people often don't try and get their money back from their bank. Therefore when you've lost money to a scam and the Barclays fraud team have said no to a refund, you shouldn't always accept that answer.
What are the common types of Barclays scams?
Barclays customers can fall victim to a wide variety of Authorised Payment fraud, or APP fraud. This is where you send funds from your bank account thinking it is for a legitimate purpose, but it turns out that the person that received the funds is a scammer. Common types of APP scams include:
Online shopping
Paying for goods that never arrive
Investment
Paying for fake or non-existent investments
Safe account
You think your bank is calling
Purchase
Paying for goods that never arrive
Romance
Fraudsters usually have fake profiles
We have provided full details of these types of scams on our website, where you can see specific examples of how these scams work. APP scams have grown massively in size in recent years, with fraud losses in 2021 topping £583.2 million in the UK alone. Of all APP cases being reported, We believe this is likely to be an underestimate.
If you are a Barclays customer and you have lost money to a scam, you should contact your bank. Often when you call the bank, they will explain why they think you are responsible for the funds that were lost. But you don't need to accept their answer, and figures show shown that a very large number of cases rejected by their bank have been overturned on appeal.Refundednow can help to get your money back from the bank if you have been scammed.
Watch out for new Barclays scams
Safe account scams
The firms customer we mentioned earlier fell victim to a safe account scam, which is a type of bank impersonation. This is where the scammer pretends to be the bank, and convinces the victim they need to move the money out of the account because it is under threat.
The victim in that case said:
"I received a text message supposedly from Barclays' fraud team, warning me about a fraudulent transaction and to expect a phone call. Shortly after I received a call from an 03476 Barclays phone number, so I believed it to be from my bank."
This is a common approach used by scammers to target the bank's customers, as well as customers from all other banks.
Fraudsters can "spoof" banks' numbers or create numbers extremely similar to the banks, meaning the call or SMS appears to come from the bank. With SMS messages, they can also join the same message thread as genuine bank messages, making them appear even more legitimate.
They use this to convey legitimacy and convince you that it is the bank on the phone trying to protect your funds. They promote a "safe account" set up for you to transfer the money to, but unfortunately this account is now controlled by the scammers. In that case, Barclays did not appear to have refunded the victim despite the sophisticated nature of the scam.
A famous actor recently fell victim to a similar type of scam impersonating Barclays where they called them from the bank's phone number and warned the public to watch out for the warning signs.
Number spoofing SMS scams
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Will Barclays refund scammed money?
If you have lost money to APP fraud from your Barclays account, you should be able to get your money back from your bank and you can fill in our fraud refund claim form for a free consultation. You can also read our fair and simple fees page online for more information about our charge.
Remember you don't need to use a company likeRefundednow, you could work your case yourself but that if you'd like to get a refund yourself, you can do this by following our bank transfer.
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