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>Also at least with european banking, if you wringly send money to another account, it is also gone forever. Not true. The money is still legally yours if you
by brazzy 5y ago
>Also at least with european banking, if you wringly send money to another account, it is also gone forever.
Not true. The money is still legally yours if you can prove that it's a mistake or you were deceived, and can be recovered via the legal system if the recipient does not refund it voluntarily. Scammers just move the money away via other, less traceable channels before that can happen.
- Gigachad 5y agoAnd if you send it to the wrong person who isn’t a scammer. They aren’t going to quickly move the funds and shut their account down.
- mrweasel 5y agoIf caught quickly enough, like within a day, and the money is still in the receiving account, it is very easy to get your money back. As you say, scammers move money quickly, and they do so to avoid the money being refunded.
- unmole 5y ago> As you say, scammers move money quickly Aren't European bank accounts tied to real world identities?
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y agoYou get the first somewhat sober bum on the street with an ID card to register a bank account, they give you credentials, you give them €1000.
- brazzy 5y agoThey use money mules, the same as US scammers.