ING customer Roger lost $16,000 to a scam. While others have been given full refunds, he was only returned $6,000 – ABC News

A man on his phone in a yard.

What’s the Scam? Banks are covered you’re not

  • In short: Customers are getting different outcomes when they make complaints against their banks for not refunding money lost to phishing scams
  • What’s next? The federal government said last month it would make changes to keep banks accountable when their customers are the subject of scams

The financial complaints authority appears to have made inconsistent rulings on whether to give customers refunds after phishing scams, based on whether customers admit to clicking dodgy links.

Source: ING customer Roger lost $16,000 to a scam. While others have been given full refunds, he was only returned $6,000 – ABC News