Bank transfer & APP fraud
£155K returned
A house deposit was diverted hours before closing by a spoofed conveyancer email.
- Client
- Irish first-time buyers
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Case duration
- 2 weeks
- Lead agent
- Oliver Whitmore
Full client summary
Speed decided this case. We escalated to the receiving bank's fraud desk within four hours of the report, froze the account before the second withdrawal, and returned the deposit in time for the sale to complete.
Case timeline
- 1
Intake & evidence
Reported within hours; payment instruction preserved immediately.
- 2
Tracing
Receiving account identified the same afternoon.
- 3
Freeze & claim
Freeze secured before the second withdrawal cleared.
- 4
Recovery
Deposit returned and the purchase completed on schedule.
Outcome
£155K returned
Amount involved: £155K · Closed in 2 weeks · 2024
Verification & compliance
Standards our case work is held to
AML / KYC compliant
Anti-money-laundering procedures on every file
GDPR data handling
EU-standard confidentiality and data protection
ISO 27001 aligned
Information-security controls for case evidence
Certified fraud examiners
Accredited investigators leading each case
Registered in Austria
Vienna-based office, established 2021
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