A fraudster walked into a branch of Barclays Bank posing as its chairman Marcus Agius and managed to walk out with £10,000. The conman is believed to have found Mr Agius' details online and persuaded call centre staff into issuing a Barclaycard in his name. "It was down to human error, procedures were not followed fully and we have learned from it," Barclaycard said. It added that like any other customer, Mr Agius had been fully refunded.
The conman is believed to have found Mr Agius' details online and persuaded call centre staff into issuing a Barclaycard in his name.
"It was down to human error, procedures were not followed fully and we have learned from it," Barclaycard said.
It added that like any other customer, Mr Agius had been fully refunded.
In order to truly appreciate this, Clarkson is a smug right wing git given to ranting against political correctness, global warming and Peak oil
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he was wrong to brand the scandal of lost CDs containing the personal data of millions of Britons a "storm in a teacup" after falling victim to an internet scam. The outspoken star printed his bank details in a newspaper to try and make the point that his money would be safe and that the spectre of identity theft was a sham. He also gave instructions on how to find his address on the electoral roll and details about the car he drives.
The outspoken star printed his bank details in a newspaper to try and make the point that his money would be safe and that the spectre of identity theft was a sham.
He also gave instructions on how to find his address on the electoral roll and details about the car he drives.
Ah, I love the smell of schaudenfreude inb the morning, don't you ? keep to the Fen Causeway