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    Frau, die 20.000 € an Chris Martin verloren hat, kämpfte mit der Bank um eine Rückerstattung


    Frau, die 20.000 € an Chris Martin verloren hat, kämpfte mit der Bank um eine Rückerstattung

    https://www.thejournal.ie/coldplay-catfish-victim-6928094-Jan2026/

    Von qwerty_1965

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    1. qwerty_1965 on

      Amazing to just hear her talking on RTE about Coldplay being partially responsible for her behaviour and losses.

    3. DesertRatboy on

      While I do have smpathy for her, there is no way her money should be refunded

    4. Economy_Fig2450 on

      Who is she expecting to pay her back?

      If you wire money once the wire is sent the money is gone.

    6. SuitableFinish7444 on

      Will the real Chris Martin please stand up, I repeat will the Chris Martin please stand up, looks like we are gonna have a problem here.

    7. pippers87 on

      She willingly transferred the funds out of her account, where does she think the refund will come from ? If the government passed laws stating all victims of fraud were to be refunded, then the bank fees/interest for every other customer would go up.

      I know most banks work on a % basis for fraud refunds. So if she got nothing back then it’s clear she was 100% blame for the transfers.

    10. Silent_Pattern_1407 on

      Yeah, I am currently talking to Gal Gadot, we are helping kids in Africa together.

    11. carterzz on

      „In the UK, the APP Fraud Reimbursement Scheme means banks must reimburse their customers if they are the victim of such a scam.“ I had no idea the UK protects customers like that. It looks like it’s because the bank can see that the payee name is different than what their customer thinks it is. She might win her case, because she lives in the North and the involved bank was Ulster Bank. 

    13. verbiwhore on

      Got to admire her a tiny bit for not being absolutely morto about being taken by a scammer, but pushing the bank for a refund just adds another layer to the delusion of it all. I feel bad for her learning such an expensive lesson but it doesn’t seem like she’s really learned it yet.

    14. NonToxicTown on

      “€20,000 believing it was going towards a charitable foundation.

      Now she is in a battle with a bank to return her life savings”

      Sorry, but no. She was willing to give her life savings away to charity (which good on her if she thought it was a good cause, but that wasn’t the case). There is no way the bank ‘should’ bail her out cause she fucked up. Idiot.

    15. K-manPilkers on

      I’d love to help her out by transferring €20k to her, but unfortunately I’m skint after paying €50k towards myself and Angelina Jolie’s forthcoming wedding ceremony. (Angie messaged me kindly agreeing to pay the bulk of the costs herself – she’s all class even if her spelling and grammar are atrocious).

    16. GaeilgeGaeilge on

      > In the UK, the APP Fraud Reimbursement Scheme means banks must reimburse their customers if they are the victim of such a scam.

      I’ve heard people in the UK complain about how many hoops they have to jump through and the numerous checks they have because of laws like this.

      I’m no fan of Irish banks for obvious reasons, but why should they be at a loss because you’re a few cards short of a full deck

    17. Test_N_Faith on

      How stupid can people be honestly? These people get an equal vote to you.

    22. Scumbag__ on

      We’re going to have to do something anyways to entice the banks to do more to avoid these scams. As we enter an age where AI will scam more and more people, coupled with an increasing elderly population, this is just going to happen more.

      Interesting the article notes;

      > In the UK, the APP Fraud Reimbursement Scheme means banks must reimburse their customers if they are the victim of such a scam.

      >There are no such laws in Ireland.

      >Stacey has been labelled a victim of APP fraud by Financial Ombudsman offices in both the UK and Ireland.

      Pretty sure banking fees are cheaper in the UK too.

    25. supremeemperor_dalek on

      Harsh words, but she deserved it. If you’re stupid enough to send 20k to someone you don’t know, you need to learn the consequences of your actions. It’s no different to the African prince scam.

    26. The3rdbaboon on

      I heard her interviewed on the radio and as she was talking I kept expecting her to say „and then I knew it was a scam“ but she never did.

    27. cr0wsky on

      Lol, how does a scam like this work? Why would Chris Martin need 20k, and why from a rando?

    28. CupOfTeaWithOneSugar on

      Jail the mule that allowed their bank account be used to receive the money.

    29. lkdubdub on

      I’d forgotten about this. I’m now absolutely AGOG all over again 

      „Hi, I’m Chris Martin. Can you send me €200? I’m struggling to liquidate my wealth to pay for a chippy“

    30. Gbbq83 on

      More should be done up front by the banks. They’re all over you if you go into an overdraft situation with automated alerts and charges applied systematically but sending 20K to a US account (which I am assuming is not normal behaviour for this woman) goes through without any issue.

      Forget about how silly this particular scam was, if it was your parents or grandparents who got caught out in a more realistic scam, would you be so blasé about the banks responsibilities then? A quick phone call from the bank could have clarified it.

    31. OursIsTheFvry on

      Off-topic and just out of curiosity, say somebody defrauds me like using AI to catfish and gets my manager’s face and tells me to send 20,000 to some place. Can the bank not reverse the payment? Is there no recourse?

      (Again, not related to the story above, just curious about how banks work, I agree that the woman is on the hook and should accept her losses, I’ve also finished my company mandated phishing training, thank you)

    32. Standard_One_5827 on

      Look at the stars, look how they shine for you. And everything they do. Yeah, deposit all €20k yellow.

    33. Yooklid on

      I know it’s a meme, but I saw something that was like ‚if an slightly above attractive woman reaches out to a guy, he’s instantly convinced it’s a scam, even if it’s genuine, but an average woman in a council flat will really believe Brad Pitt needs her money‘

    34. TheMoogle420 on

      Think of how stupid the average person is, and realise half of them are stupider than that…

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