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Which has zero incentive to side with the other party. You pay by bank transfer, once the money is on the merchant's account, why would their bank ever agree to
by hocuspocus 5mo ago
Which has zero incentive to side with the other party. You pay by bank transfer, once the money is on the merchant's account, why would their bank ever agree to a refund in case of dispute? Now it's between you and the merchant, good luck with filing police reports and court claims especially abroad.
- Pooge 5mo agoIn Switzerland there are a lot of cases where the bank will actually refund you if it was a fraudulent payment.
- hocuspocus 5mo agoHu, no? The most common scams nowadays involve social engineering to make people log into their online banking and transfer money, specifically because there's no way to revert transactions. The victims are typically 100% liable as they accept and authorize these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtbihSwrKhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtbihSwrKhk https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-espresso/kassensturz/banken-in-der-kritik-cyberbetrug-boomt-aber-banken-lassen-opfer-oft-im-stich https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-espresso/kassenstur...
- Pooge 5mo agoFair enough, you're right.