France: 'faux conseiller bancaire' confirms your payment

The caller knows your name, bank and recent payments and reports an attempted fraud. To 'stop' it you must confirm a payment in your banking app — which is exactly how the money leaves. French courts now rule regularly on refunds.

Warning signs

  • Caller knows real account details (from a leak)
  • You are asked to approve something in the app
  • The caller ID looks like your bank's number

What to do

Approve nothing, hang up, call your bank on its official number and claim a refund.

Source: Fraude au faux conseiller bancaire : la Cour de cassation serre la vis