Scammers robbed me of £250,000 and RBS did nothing to stop them

Raymond, 71, slams fraudsters and feels let down by bank

- GEMMA RYDER

A GRANDAD has revealed how ruthless scammers posing as Royal Bank of Scotland staff stole £250,000 put aside for his family's inheritance.

Raymond Lumsden, 71, was devastated after falling victim to a sophisticated online scam.

While the fraudsters are the chief villains, he hit out at RBS staff for failing to spot red flags before approving the transfer of money to the criminals' account.

The retired businessman's nightmare began in January when he responded to an ad on Facebook claiming to offer high savings returns via Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBSI).

After filling in his details, he was contacted by someone claiming to be a bank employee and shown professional-looking documents, email addresses and even LinkedIn profiles that matched the names and photos of legitimate staff.