Money you'll never get · stamped FAKE BOND
The "top rate" bond ad that borrows a bank's nameFAKE BOND
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
New autumn collection is here. Cozy up your living room.
Our 1-year Fixed Rate Saver pays 4.10% AER. Open it in the Barclays app. FSCS protected up to £120,000.
New autumn collection is here. Cozy up your living room.
Barclays 2-year bond now paying 9.2% a year, guaranteed. The top savings rate in the UK. Limited places: check your rate now.
Always check the advertiser.
An ad from a "savings watch" page selling a Barclays bond at a rate far above what any bank pays. Barclays isn't behind it: the money goes to the people who placed the ad.
The ad is from Barclays itself, and links to barclays.co.uk.
The ad is from "UK Savings Watch", not Barclays, and links to bestbondrates-uk.online.
It asks you to look at the rate on Barclays' own site.
It wants you to "check your rate" in a quick form, then send money.
An ordinary rate, 4.10%.
9.2% "guaranteed", "top rate in the UK", "limited places".
RememberWant a bond? Go to the bank's own site or app yourself. A rate far above everyone else's is the bait.
Would you have spotted it?
10 pairs like this one, three minutes, a score to share. Then find out who in the family is the easy mark.