![]() ![]() My screen then went blank.Īt this point, money totalling £98,000 was moved from my Barclays account to my account with Wise, a money transfer company. I had received a fraudulent confirmation text from Wise stating: ‘We've been notified by Barclays that your details have been compromised. You've been contacted by agent Andy Lawson to confirm authenticity,’ with a fake verification code, which made the scam really convincing to me. Strangely, £15,000 was transferred back to me the day after the scam took place, but I have still lost £83,000. ![]() Tali Ramsey, consumer rights expert at Which?, says:Īs remote access software enables someone to use a device from any location, it's being used by scammers to pose as legitimate companies and transfer your money into their own accounts.
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