About 10 minutes. £0 to start.
Answer a few questions and walk away with a draft PSR-aligned bank complaint letter.
Phone call out of the blue
WhatsApp / Telegram message
Social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
Dating or messaging app
A website, ad, or pop-up
A hacked friend or family account
My bank's fraud team
The police, NCA, or fraud investigator
HMRC, DVLA, or another government body
Royal Mail, DHL, or a parcel courier
An investment broker or trading platform
A new romantic partner I had been talking to
A relative or friend in trouble
A buyer, seller, or supplier
Tech support (Microsoft, Apple, antivirus)
Move money to a "safe account"
Pay into an investment or trading platform
Pay a tax bill or fine
Pay a delivery or customs fee
Send money to a romantic partner / loved one
Pay an invoice (with new bank details)
Buy or transfer cryptocurrency
Install software or give remote access to my computer
Click a link and enter my bank details
Read out a one-time passcode I had been sent
Faster Payment (instant bank transfer)
CHAPS / wire transfer
Debit or credit card payment
Multiple of the above
Bank transfer / APP fraud
Investment / crypto fraud
Impersonation (bank, HMRC, police)
Invoice redirection / CEO fraud
What kind of scam was it?
Pick the closest match — we will tailor the complaint to the right rules.
The bank and the loss
Which UK bank held the account the money left from, and how much went?
If you leave this blank we'll keep [Bank address] as a placeholder for you to fill in before sending.
Heads up — this is before 7 October 2024
The PSR Mandatory Reimbursement Scheme only covers payments made on or after
. Earlier losses fall under the voluntary
Contingent Reimbursement Model (CRM) Code
, which only the 9 signatory banks signed up to (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Nationwide, NatWest, RBS, Santander, Starling, TSB) — different rules, weaker remedy.
We’ll still help you draft a complaint, but read the
first so you know which rules apply to you. You may still be eligible for FOS escalation under DISP — that route stays open.
We will fold this into the complaint letter alongside your answers above.
Have you reported it to the bank?
If yes, what did they say?
From this date you have 6 months to escalate to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
The complaint we draft for you will be the first formal report — and it starts the bank's 5-working-day clock under PSR rules.
Tick what you can produce. We will list these in the letter.
Don't have all of it yet? That is fine — we will say "available on request" in the letter.
Your details for the letter
Used in the letter only — we don't share these.
Goes at the top of the letter. Banks need a postal address to reply to.
Your bank complaint draft
A starting point. Sign up for the full case build to refine the wording, attach evidence, and get AI Companion help drafting your Financial Ombudsman submission if the bank says no.
Want the full case, not just a letter?
The £49 plan gives you: PSR-aligned bank letter (refined, with your evidence), AI Case Companion (unlimited messages, including help drafting your FOS submission), evidence bundle, and deadline tracker (13-month PSR + 6-month FOS clocks). You keep 100% of any refund.
Not legal advice. Start My Claim is document-assembly software that helps you prepare your own bank complaint and FOS submission under the PSR Mandatory Reimbursement Scheme and FOS DISP rules. For complex situations, seek independent advice.
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About 10 minutes. £0 to start.
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