Santander

maggiebee | 11:37 Fri 11th Mar 2022 | ChatterBank

2 Answers

Think I'm a bit past this type of scam, but it's nice to know that Santander are looking out for their customers. Email today.

In a world where we're spending more time meeting people online, and with fraudsters continually thinking up ways to target us, it can be easy for any one of us to fall for one.

These five red flags may mean your new friendship or relationship is not all that it seems:
• You message regularly but you’ve never met in person or video called them.
• If it’s a romantic relationship, they tell you they love you very quickly.
• They’re very interested in you and your personal life. But when you think about it, you don’t know much about them.
• They have a job, but they won’t tell you where it is, or are vague and say they can’t tell you more for security reasons.
• They have a sudden sad change in circumstances and need an emergency loan to fix it or so that they can visit family quickly.

Stop: Be wary of requests for money and try to remove any emotion from your decision making. Always consider that it may be a scam, especially if there are any of the warning signs above. And no matter how persistent the friend or romantic interest is, never send money, gift cards or any personal or security details to anyone you’ve recently met online.