'I had £20,000 stolen and had to fight a 13-month fraud reporting rule to get it back'
Sarah has now got her money back but there are calls to reform the deadline for reporting scams to banks.
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"It doesn't provide protection to all consumers from fraud and scams."
— Louise Baxter , Activist
"I'm over the moon. I just can't believe that in just over 24 hours it's changed."
— Sarah , Other
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Sarah has now got her money back but there are calls to reform the deadline for reporting scams to banks.
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