It was my mistake,but someone has taken and spent money thats not theirsLast year I intended to transfer £760 from the Halifax to my Nationwide account. Unfortunately, I mistyped a digit of the account number and the money went to a stranger. I did not notice this until three weeks later, and at which point I called Halifax. They explained that their policy was to email the bank into which the money went and ask them to retrieve it.
Months passed without result. I then contacted Nationwide. They confirmed the money was no longer in the recipient’s account so they could not retrieve it,and they were unable to supply me with their details due to data protection. They wrote to the account holder but received no response.
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Source: theguardian.com