New York Sues Citi for Failing to Protect and Reimburse Fraud Victims

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Citi of failing to protect fraud victims.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday (Jan. 30), the state’s top prosecutor alleged that the banking giant has no protections against account takeovers, misleads customers about their rights when their accounts are hacked, and unlawfully denies fraud victims reimbursements.“Banks are supposed to be the safest place to keep money, yet Citi’s negligence has allowed scammers to steal millions of dollars from hardworking people,” Jame ...