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Re:The ‘Zelle fraud’ scam: how it works, how to fight back by le-mark on Saturday November 20, 2021 @07:34AM (#29287540)
Can you expand on what regulations are allowing successful suit to be brought, and maybe an example or two of how that works in practice?
Re:The ‘Zelle fraud’ scam: how it works, how to fight back by thathndude on Saturday November 20, 2021 @06:11PM (#29292643)
I’d say there are three main fact scenarios I bring claims for:

1. Credit account are closed without a specific reason being given. (Banks have an obligation to give you a reason).

2. Debit card/checking account fraud. There’s a federal law specifically protecting consumers in those cases.

3. Credit card/. Again, a specific federal law for these cases.

What’s noteworthy for each one of these violations, or, more accurately, for each one of these causes of action, is that there is a right to recover attorneys fees. And whenever you have that, then the consumer has an opportunity to find a lawyer who will forgo any payment unless, and until, there is a recovery. That’s how I pursue the vast majority of my cases. I even cover the filing fee for the consumer.

So when I say consumers need to sue their banks, and they get this response of “well they can’t afford a lawyer,“ i’m pretty sure they can afford free. but this pessimistic mindset seems to have taken hold. And I’d like to try and undo it.