Justice Charges a Bank for Impersonation and Orders to Return the Money

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In a ruling that strengthens consumer protection against digital fraud, a court of first instance in Oviedo has ruled that a bank must return the almost 2,000 euros that a 72-year-old woman lost because of a fraudulent transaction in her bank account that she did not authorize or witness. The judicial decision, echoed by the colleagues of El Independiente, sets a precedent in the need for diligence on the part of financial institutions to protec…