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<blockquote data-quote="Paddington" data-source="post: 5194682" data-attributes="member: 252"><p>Had to prove my ID for an HSBC personal account some years ago even though I'd banked with them for years, didn't have an overdraft etc. Rang them up and complained, apparently I was such a long serving customer I'd had slipped through their security net, but the forms, utility statements, countersignatures from a doctor. solicitor still needed to be completed. Now a week before I'd received a letter from their new CEO saying how well the bank was doing, how happy the staff were to be doing business with me, what a jolly fine person I was....Obviously thousands of other customers received these, but I mentioned I would be contacting Bernie, or whatever his name was personally to complain whilst throwing their form in the bin. After a couple of seconds silence they came back and said if I didn't return the form they would still be delighted to have me as their customer but would limit cash withdrawals to £50 a day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p>Off to the doctors to ask if they could sign it. I'd have to see the doctor,I could be a fake Paddington, money laundering etc.OK asked for an appointment, would have to wait a week, oh, and there'd be a charge of £35.</p><p>A neighbour who is a JP signed it for a box of eggs, she'd done a dozen similar forms that week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paddington, post: 5194682, member: 252"] Had to prove my ID for an HSBC personal account some years ago even though I'd banked with them for years, didn't have an overdraft etc. Rang them up and complained, apparently I was such a long serving customer I'd had slipped through their security net, but the forms, utility statements, countersignatures from a doctor. solicitor still needed to be completed. Now a week before I'd received a letter from their new CEO saying how well the bank was doing, how happy the staff were to be doing business with me, what a jolly fine person I was....Obviously thousands of other customers received these, but I mentioned I would be contacting Bernie, or whatever his name was personally to complain whilst throwing their form in the bin. After a couple of seconds silence they came back and said if I didn't return the form they would still be delighted to have me as their customer but would limit cash withdrawals to £50 a day. :mad: Off to the doctors to ask if they could sign it. I'd have to see the doctor,I could be a fake Paddington, money laundering etc.OK asked for an appointment, would have to wait a week, oh, and there'd be a charge of £35. A neighbour who is a JP signed it for a box of eggs, she'd done a dozen similar forms that week. [/QUOTE]
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