Bank only partly liable for fraudulent card use...

The Banking Ombudsman has only partially accepted a claim relating to fraudulent use of a debit card.

The customer was in a rest home and had not used the card for some years.  Transactions of tens of thousands of dollars then took place over a short time.

The cardholder then died and the family notified the bank.

The Ombudsman held that as the correct pin number had been used the bank was not liable for the money stolen prior to the customer’s death ($60,000), but was liable for continuing to accept the card after their death ($9,700).  The bank had no obligation to monitor the card use, but should have acted once advised of her death.

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