I Lost £137,000 in a Conveyancing Scam but My Bank’s Fraud Team Had Gone Home

Dr Ellen Wright was a victim of a conveyancing scam last January (CREDIT: JOHN NGUYEN)
Dr Ellen Wright was a victim of a conveyancing scam last January (CREDIT: JOHN NGUYEN)

Source: Telegraph Media Group

When Ellen Wright lost over £130,000 in a sophisticated solicitor scam in January 2015, her first port of call was her bank. However, when she reported the fraud at 6.40pm on a Friday evening, First Direct told her the fraud team had finished for the night…

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