Brendan Burgess
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Good article by Conor Pope
www.irishtimes.com
1) He got notification of a false transaction, and rejected it.
2) He contacted Revolut to report it
3) While using live chat, and awaiting a response, he got a phone call from Revolut, or so he thought.
4) The guy said it had been escalated to him and told him to close the live chat session which he did.
5) He then provided the caller with all the information needed to clear out his account.
Brendan

Anatomy of a Revolut scam: Peter watched helplessly as thousands drained from his account
Pricewatch: The live chat with the help desk was genuine, the phone call and ‘verification’ request were fake
1) He got notification of a false transaction, and rejected it.
2) He contacted Revolut to report it
3) While using live chat, and awaiting a response, he got a phone call from Revolut, or so he thought.
4) The guy said it had been escalated to him and told him to close the live chat session which he did.
5) He then provided the caller with all the information needed to clear out his account.
Brendan
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