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Corona Virus - the financial fallout

The financial fallout from Corona Virus - what help for those who can't work. And banks must do more to stop people being tricked into transferring their money to criminals.

The financial fallout from the Corona Virus pandemic. Making sense of the help available.

And the Chief Financial Ombudsman, Caroline Wayman, tells us that the banks warnings are not good enough and that they need to do much to stop people becoming victims of so-called "push payment fraud". We report on a "never seen before" fraud that lead to a ninety-one year old losing his life's savings. The criminals used the victim's driving licence to set up an account in his name, but under their control. They stole Β£90,000 over five months. When he became suspicious he contacted his bank but they refused to refund him.

Presenter: Paul Lewis
Reporter: Dan Whitworth
Researcher: Darin Graham
Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Emma Rippon

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Sun 15 Mar 2020 21:00

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