Comment on Revolut customers say e-money firm failed them after being scammed - BBC News
adam@doomscroll.n8e.dev 4 weeks ago
It’s important to note that Revolut is not a bank. Had it been a bank provable fraud would be protected up to 85k under FCA regulations.
What kind of ***** runs a business out of a “e-money” company.
They’re in the process of getting a proper UK license, though.
Also, Revolut has a European banking license for some years now.
And I’m not sure whether, after handing out your 2FA and other security details, your money is still covered under that 85k insurance. I know that German banks have a clause in their contract about this.
If it’s all authorised like this, it is technically a legit transaction. Revolut should have flagged it up for review though as per the article. I think card transactions are a bit different, as usually they don’t need to be authorised in the app, but this sounds like he spoke to a scammer, transferred them some money, handed out a 2FA code (something which banks always say “don’t give this to anyone, not even us”), and then was surprised when lots of money was transferred out of his account. I’m not sure Revolut are at fault here.
smeg@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
This is covered a bit in the article