Gabriel accepts Nordea after the robbers’ robbery

Fraudsters siphoned off more than one million kroner from founder Gabriel Hubinet’s company account. Now he will lose the battle against the bank, which refuses to compensate him.

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Gabriel Hubinet drives Hübinette VVS is a one-man company in Uppsala and the surrounding area since 2009. Clients include private individuals, property owners and condominium associations. But about a year ago, he is forced to spend time and energy to recover money stolen from his company’s account.

You get scams in your email every day and you notice it right now, but this one seemed trustworthy,

UNT, which first wrote about the case, tells Upsala Nya Tidning that its corporate bank, Nordea, has been communicating with it through text messages and emails for a long time. But this time a fraudster, using Nordea and their graphic profile, was behind the mail that mentioned that he needed to update his bank ID through a link to the “bank’s” website.

“You get scams in your email every day and you notice it right away, but this one looks credible.”

It was over in four days A total of SEK 1,054,000 was subsequently withdrawn – most of which was transferred to accounts in Great Britain.

When he found out what had happened, he immediately blocked his accounts, filed a police report, and enlisted the help of a lawyer to make a written demand to get the money back from Nordea.

– Fortunately, I was very good at invoicing before it happened, he tells VVS-Forum, after the fraud I was able to invoice about two to three million.

At the same time, he took it for granted That the bank, of which he was a long-time customer, would help him. For example, his company had never transferred money overseas before, which is easy to see in history.

A precedent-setting ruling by the Supreme Court last year made banks more liable in case of fraud. Those who have been defrauded without knowing or negligently the consequences of giving out their account details must be compensated by their bank for all losses over SEK 12,000.

But Nordea said noJ paid restitution and claimed Gabriel Hubinet was grossly negligent. Corporations had to be more careful than private individuals, it turned out. When an appeal to Nordea’s own consumer ombudsman led to the same negative message, he decided to sue the bank.

– After all, when you are a sole trader, I do not understand why you do not come to the same rules as a private person, he says.

“My muscles are not strong enough against Northern Europe’s biggest commercial bank. Nordea has two lawyers involved and it will be expensive if I lose.”

Legal Defense in Commercial Insurance by Gabriel Hubinet Includes SEK 200,000, of which his own legal costs are SEK 100,000.

– My muscles are not strong enough against the largest commercial bank in Northern Europe. Nordea has two lawyers involved and if I lose it will be expensive.

When Gabriel Hübinette made restitution to the tax authorities for the amount he had looted, the next smack came:

– They demanded 200,000 tax for the lost money. Soon these expenses will amount to the same amount I was robbed.

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Nordea declined an interview But in an email, their spokesperson told UNT that they take fraud seriously, are working closely with the parties involved to address it, and that each assessment of compensation is done individually.