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Personal details requested by bank

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Riversidegirl Tue 30-Dec-25 15:47:33

Last week before Christmas when logging in to Nationwide I was asked for my personal details. I have confirmed them all before, but this time they said I would be suspended or something if I did not answer every question. EG: where did I get my money from; how much was I expecting to put in this coming year etc etc. I have had my pension from work paid in for the last 20 years, and also my state pension. They know very well where my money comes from. I was particularly annoyed because in the paper the other week someone paid in a fantastic sum without questions and it was later found to be illegal.

Allira Sat 28-Mar-26 12:41:52

Maggiemaybe

I’m going back a few years, but I was once asked a whole ream of “security questions” by a bank employee when I’d rung up with a query. Way more than usual. I started to get suspicious and refused to answer more, at which point he hurriedly said I’d failed security and hung up. I rang back and they confirmed it was my bank I’d been speaking to, but were puzzled by the questioning and said it would be investigated. I didn’t hear any more but did wonder if they had a rogue employee. It must happen surely?

DH just had a problem with his credit card and it got blocked. He went into the branch (not Nationwide!!) and went through a palaver with a bank employee who said he would be sent a new card. No card ever arrived so he went back in, saw a different member of staff who showed him how to unlock his card in two minutes!