Student Finance paid my money in a foreign account

Happened to me today. Someone changed my bank account number 10 days ago. To do that, they must've gained access to my secret answer and my bank account details. I phoned up student finance and they put me through to special investigations. The woman said their department has been completely snowed over with reports of this and that it's happened to a lot of people. I think someone has managed to find a loophole in student finance security, because I've never written down my secret answer anywhere and it's unlikely they'd have guessed it.

To change bank details, they must already have your full account number and sort code, because only the last 3 digits of the account number and the last two digits of your sort code are visible on student finance. They told me they'll call me in a week while they investigate this, so I've got no money to live on until then. I suggest everyone who has yet to wait for their loan to come through check their student finance bank details and ensure they're correct.

Happened to me today. Someone changed my bank account number 10 days ago. To do that, they must've gained access to my secret answer and my bank account details. I phoned up student finance and they put me through to special investigations. The woman said their department has been completely snowed over with reports of this and that it's happened to a lot of people. I think someone has managed to find a loophole in student finance security, because I've never written down my secret answer anywhere and it's unlikely they'd have guessed it.

To change bank details, they must already have your full account number and sort code, because only the last 3 digits of the account number and the last two digits of your sort code are visible on student finance. They told me they'll call me in a week while they investigate this, so I've got no money to live on until then. I suggest everyone who has yet to wait for their loan to come through check their student finance bank details and ensure they're correct.

Wow that is awful. I will check mine.

I think I'll make a thread warning everyone to check their details, it's truly appalling that student finance don't send an email to let you know that your bank details have been changed.

Happened to me today. Someone changed my bank account number 10 days ago. To do that, they must've gained access to my secret answer and my bank account details. I phoned up student finance and they put me through to special investigations. The woman said their department has been completely snowed over with reports of this and that it's happened to a lot of people. I think someone has managed to find a loophole in student finance security, because I've never written down my secret answer anywhere and it's unlikely they'd have guessed it.

To change bank details, they must already have your full account number and sort code, because only the last 3 digits of the account number and the last two digits of your sort code are visible on student finance. They told me they'll call me in a week while they investigate this, so I've got no money to live on until then. I suggest everyone who has yet to wait for their loan to come through check their student finance bank details and ensure they're correct.

Yup, I think I've found out how. I got my details phished, anyone who got this email, check the hyphen in the student-finance in the sender. If there's a hyphen, it's fake. Also check the hyperlink, it doesn't lead to the student finance website:



The hyperlink was to a fake website that was pretty convincing. So I basically handed all my details out on a silver platter after seeing the email was from direct.gov.uk

I can't believe I fell for this.

I think I'll make a thread warning everyone to check their details, it's truly appalling that student finance don't send an email to let you know that your bank details have been changed.