GB: Bank loses details on 62,000 customers in post

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http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1443290.0.0.php

Financial details of thousands of bank customers have been lost in the 
post.

Bank of Scotland yesterday apologised to 62,000 customers after it 
confirmed that their mortgage details have been reported missing. A 
computer disc
containing details of the mortgage accounts failed to reach the main 
credit reference agencies for a routine monthly update.

The bank said the disc, which was sent in the normal post with Royal Mail, 
has been reported as a lost item but claimed it was "almost impossible" 
that any
financial fraud could be committed with the limited information held on 
the disc.

It contains the names, addresses, dates of birth and mortgage account 
numbers of each customer, but does not include bank account details, PINs, 
passwords or
bank transaction information.

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