It is important that the industry is vigilant about any new fraud. In one month's time people writing cheques made payable only to a bank or building society will need to break that habit. Never write down your personal identification number pin and never disclose it to anyone, even if they claim to be from your bank, building society or the police. Fraudulent cheques often take longer than three days to identify. This information may also be used for debt tracing, the prevention of money laundering, fraud detection and investigation purposes as well as management of my account. Methods to reduce card- not- present fraud - a five pronged strategy is in place to counter this type of fraud. We and other organisations may access and use from other countries the information recorded by fraud prevention agencies. Mortgage leads.

Britannia building society, britannia house, leek, staffordshire moorlands, st13 5rg. Instead of using your signature, which is more vulnerable to fraud, you will be asked to enter a four digit personal identification number pin. Trading standards officers have confirmed that this is a scam and not a legitimate email from nationwide building society. What can i do to protect myself from on- line fraud? Inform your bank or building society immediately. I understand that the information the society holds/shares about me will be treated as confidential and will only be disclosed to any other party. There are also some cases, including those involving my constituents, which involved the norwich and peterborough building society, and others involving the leeds and holbeck building society. Mortgage deposits.