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Friendly Fraud Claims

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If a consumer knows the person that has taken or used their debit card, they are wanting to file a cardholder dispute on transactions that the friend/family member did, should we suggest that they may want to recover the money first, before we get involved and possibly contact the police or do we do the fraud dispute?
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You take the fraud dispute because they said “I’m John Smith, my account 1234 had $100 taken that I didn’t authorize…” At that moment you have a claim and your 10 day clock has started. The consumer identifies themself, their account, and why they believe an error exists. That is all that is required, orally or in writing, for them to file a claim with the bank. There is no such thing as friendly fraud. There is fraud, and there are authorized transactions.

First published on 05/01/2022

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