Re:An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud is hitting Bri...
by reaperducer on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:02PM
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Depends on your bank.
One large bank I do business with doesn't care, or recognizes that pre-'rona I used to do a lot of international travel.
Another large bank I do business with locks me out if I'm on VPN.
I also suspect it has to do with bank balances. The more money I have in my accounts, the better customer service I get, even to the point of them answering the phone more quickly.
It also seems to help to have a business account with a bank, too. I get all kinds of free perks on my personal accounts with the bank I do my business banking with.
The current "We don't need you to tell us where you're going we can figure it out" leads to me getting locked out 100% of the time i use the banking app on my phone with the VPN on and then try to use the card at a nearby store. Obviously there's two different sources of my location incoming and that causes issues.
I guess it's an edge case to have a VPN on your phone but it's very very frustrating.