UNAUTHORIZED BANK CHARGES

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18.11.2025

They have accessed your digital banking and made unauthorized charges to your account. Can you claim to your bank?

The implementation of digital banking has led to the proliferation of computer scams by impersonating the bank customer’s identity. One of the most common is the so-calledphishing, which consists of fraudulently obtaining the user’s access keys and passwords to log into their current account and dispose of their funds.

When these scams occur, banks usually refuse to take responsibility. Generally:

  • They argue that the entity’s obligation is to carry out digital banking operations following a pre-established and regulated process of authentication and registration of such operations.
  • In addition, they claim that they cannot verify if the keys and passwords have been used by a third party.

However, the bank also has its duties of diligence, so it may have to respond depending on the case.

Based on the payment services regulations, the courts have ruled that in principle the bank is liable to its customer for unauthorized payment transactions, i. e., those in which the user’s consent is lacking, whether due to loss, theft, or unauthorized use of a payment instrument (for example, if you have lost or had your credit card stolen and it has been used without your consent, or if someone has electronically accessed your account and made transfers or payments through Bizum).

In these cases, if the customer denies having authorized the payment transaction already executed, the bank must rectify said transaction and immediately refund the money, or at the latest, by the end of the next business day after being notified of the unauthorized transaction. However, it is necessary that the incident is reported without undue delay and, in any case, within a maximum period of 13 months from the date of the debit.

 

Our professionals will advise and help you claim to your bank if a third party has made unauthorized transactions on your behalf.

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    Data controller: Prolanz Asesores,
    Blas Cabrera Topham Street, 66, Arrecife

    The purpose of processing your data is to respond to your queries and/or requests for information, based on your consent, provided when you supply your data (Article 6.1.a, GDPR)

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    CARGO BANCARIO NO AUTORIZADO

    18.11.2025

    Han accedido a su banca digital y han hecho cargos no consentidos en su

    cuenta. ¿Puede reclamar a su banco?

    Sentencias de interés en el ámbito laboral

    La implantación de la banca digital ha dado lugar a la proliferación de estafas informáticas por suplantación de la identidad del cliente bancario. Una de las más frecuentes es el denominado phishing, que consiste en la obtención fraudulenta de las claves y contraseñas de acceso del usuario para iniciar sesión en su cuenta corriente y disponer de sus fondos.

    Cuando se producen estas estafas, los bancos suelen negarse a asumir responsabilidades. Por lo general:

    • Alegan que la obligación de la entidad es ejecutar las operaciones de banca digital siguiendo un proceso preestablecido y reglado de autenticación y registro de tales operaciones.
    • Además, afirman que no pueden verificar si las claves y contraseñas han sido utilizadas por un tercero.

    No obstante, el banco también tiene sus deberes de diligencia, por lo que es posible que deba responder según el caso.

    Basándose en la normativa de servicios de pago, los tribunales han declarado que en principio el banco es responsable frente a su cliente de las operaciones de pago no autorizadas, es decir, aquéllas en las que falta el consentimiento del usuario, ya sea por pérdida, sustracción o apropiación indebida de un instrumento de pago (por ejemplo, si ha perdido o le han robado su tarjeta de crédito y la han utilizado sin su consentimiento, o bien si han accedido electrónicamente a su cuenta y han efectuado transferencias o pagos por Bizum).

    En estos casos, si el cliente niega haber autorizado la operación de pago ya ejecutada, el banco debe rectificar dicha operación y reintegrarle el dinero de manera inmediata o, como máximo, dentro del día hábil siguiente a aquél en el que se le haya notificado la operación no autorizada. Eso sí: para ello, es preciso que la incidencia se haya comunicado sin demora injustificada y, en todo caso, dentro del plazo máximo de 13 meses desde la fecha del adeudo.

     

    Nuestros profesionales le asesorarán y ayudarán a reclamar a su banco si un tercero ha realizado operaciones no autorizadas por usted.

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      We recommend that you read the following information before providing us with your personal data.

      Protection of personal data.

      Data controller: Prolanz Asesores,
      Blas Cabrera Topham Street, 66, Arrecife

      The purpose of processing your data is to respond to your queries and/or requests for information, based on your consent, provided when you supply your data (Article 6.1.a, GDPR)

      You can exercise the following rights regarding your data,

      • Right to information, access, rectification, opposition, erasure ("to be forgotten"), limitation of processing, portability, and not to be subject to automated individual decisions.

      • Remember that exercising your rights is free of charge. You can also file a complaint with the supervisory authority.

      You can access the
      legal notice
      and full information
      here

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