PAY BACK THE FRAUD VICTIMS
Money Mail, October 25, 2017
THIS is a fantastic campaign, Money Mail. My uncle lost £50,000 in a phone scam. If people could get some of their money back it would be good. K. L., London
FRAUD victims should always be compensated by the banks. Yes, people need to take some share of the blame, but banks are the ones opening accounts for fraudsters and letting victims transfer money to dodgy accounts. S. B., via email
A LOT of these scams could be prevented if the banks acted faster. If they spent more money on their fraud controls I doubt there would be anywhere near as much fraud as there is today. P. S., Margate, Kent
WHILE I am glad to see steps are being taken to compensate fraud victims, we need to make sure people are educated so they are not tricked in the first place. J. N., Cambridge
I THINK this is a great idea, but I do wonder whether or not it could be open to abuse. We could see a lot of people ‘losing’ money to friends so they can claim some cash from this fund. S. B., Leicester
PEOPLE should take responsibility for their own mistakes. I read about people giving their PIN numbers over the phone and I always think: ‘Would you have given the same person your front door keys?’ T. Y., Dartford, Kent
IT’S good to see Money Mail campaigning to hand this money to victims. I hope the Government sees sense and lets it happen. K. L., Liverpool
I HAVE had enough of reading comments from people who look down on fraud victims as if they should have known better. Not all of these scams are as obvious as the classic ‘Nigerian Prince’ ruse; some of them are incredibly believable and would catch out a lot of people. S. G., London
WRITE to Tony Hazell at Ask Tony, Money Mail, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT or email asktony@dailymail.co.uk — please include your daytime phone number, postal address and a separate note addressed to the offending organisation giving them permission to talk to Tony Hazell. We regret we cannot reply to individual letters. Please do not send original documents as we cannot take responsibility for them. No legal responsibility can be accepted by the Daily Mail for answers given.