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Cheque in fake name!
I had an account with Scottish Power for my old house for one year. Before this I was with another company. In the area I live in door-to-door sales men working for charities come round and I answered the door and after much sweet talking I felt under pressure and signed up but under a fake name 'James Smith' intending to…
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Overdraft Mis-Sold
Hi Everyone, Just want a but if advice. Back in around 2012/13 I went into my local bank (NatWest) and was offered an overdraft on my account of £1500. At the time I think my annual salary was around £15-17k a year which meant that this overdraft was way too much for me and over anything I could afford to pay back, this…
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A Solution To Banking Scams?
Hi Everyone, I am new here and I have come
here after exhausting other avenues 2 years ago I come up with a simple
solution to end bank fraud/scams, meaning the end of scam phone calls, emails,
texts, websites. The banks lose 100’s of millions of £’s every year due to this type of
fraud/scam, I have sent many emails to the…
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Can I switch another account to the same bank & still receive the bonus?
I've moved an account from another provider to Nationwide and received the bonus as expected. If I move another account (with 2 DD's) back into Nationwide, would I qualify got the bonus again? Just not sure if they limit this to one per customer.
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Santander refer a friend ended?
Santander introduces a refer a friend offer for current accounts https://www.santander.co.uk/about-santander/media-centre/press-releases/santander-introduces-a-refer-a-friend-offer-for-current-accounts
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What’s your financial setup
Hey everyone,Looking for ideas as to how everyone has set up there finances? I currently have everything in the one bank (Starling), my salary, bills, saving pots and my emergency fund.I really want to keep things simple but also want to keep things separate so I don’t get mixed up with things.How many accounts do you…
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TIDE Business Bank Account - FREE £75 Cash, FREE Ltd Company Formation, Free Transfers
I've already joined up previously with Tide Bank but was looking for options for a friend who is looking to get a business bank account and this is the best offer around at the moment. We did look at the high-street offerings and also Starling but in the end went with Tide and were able to get joined up in a few minutes.…
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Chargeback Claim
Recently I was exchanging dialogue with an individual over WhatsApp. She agreed to provide an adult entertainment service in exchange for £1000. At first she said £500 transfer and then £500 cash on the day. Then she asked for an additional £500 to be transferred. I transferred this amount to her. However, the individual…
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CHEQUE MADE PAYABLE TO EXECUTORS OF ??????
I HAVE A CHEQUE THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO ME BY MY SOLICITORS PAYABLE TO THE EXECUTORS OF ???. WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTORS ACCOUNT AND THE SOLICITORS WILL NOT MAKE THE CHEQUE OUT TO ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE WILL. WHAT CAN I DO PLEASE?
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Closure of Account
My M&S Current account isclosing on the 31st August 2021. Therefore I need to switch to another provider, I have read about the 'Current Account Switch Guarantee', however would like some advise on which provider could offer me the best product, ie cashback, HSBC apparantly are offering £125 cash back, any thoughts?
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Depositing "Larger" Sums of Cash into a UK Current A/C
Does anybody have an idea or experience in how to efficiently deposit say £20K in cash (notes only) into a UK bank current a/c? Obviously I can do it in small deposits, but would like to know the best way. The reason I ask is that I've just been turned away from HSBC trying to deposit only half of that amount. They just…
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Accessing bank accounts in the high street
With the closure of bank branches in small towns are multi-banking hubs the right solution? This would seem to be really good for people trying to make transactions with their bank accounts following the retreat of the banks.
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bank closed account without a written instruction - cause for complaint?
An elderly relative had an account for over30 years (in a private bank), an account that required 3 months notive to withdraw funds. Last April by telephone she requested quite a modest sum with no notice because of unusual circumstances, including the pandemic. Over the last 20 years she asked for funds with no notice…
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coin base crypto currency
Not sure if this is the right part of the forum or not, but I am new to all this investment thing Anyone any dealing with this bank called "coin base" please they can say was good or bad I read bad things on wikipida that happened in 2008
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HELP
help! barclays are holding my salary which is paid into my account every month and has done for the last 3 years for “suspicious activity” which will take 10 days to review now i have submitted proof of payslip, i have direct debits which are due to leave that account tomorrow which will bounce and leave late payment…
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Sending Money to someone without a bank account ?
Hi I've come across this service called Cash Perks the service seems to allow you to send money to someone via a text message which they then go to a cash point and draw cash out using the text with no actual bank account required, Its an interesting idea and I wondered if anyone was aware of any other companies doing the…
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Royal bank of Scotland Rewards scheme
I have a Royal Bank of Scotland rewards current account and every month you can earn £4 cashback in Rewards for paying 2 or more Direct Debits from your reward account. One of my Direct Debits is for gym membership, this DD has not been collected for December & January due to the current Tier 4 lockdown rules imposed by…
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Back account closed no reason
Asking for a friend. Bank closed account and they need to pay a lawyer to write something to release their money. Bank refuses to talk about it. Are there common reasons why this happens? Can this person never open a bank account for fear of this happening? Any ideas welcome.
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No cash, no cards, no passport, no ID: granny in Greece needs her UK account
My mother has been living in Greece, in lodgings, by choice. She has a British Santander current account, but cannot access it since losing her cards, passport, and ID. She doesn't want to return to the UK. We are trying to jump through the legal loopholes required to satisfy Santander's conditions to give me basic power…
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TFL's Banck Account
I have the address of TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FINANCE LIMITED, which is 5 Endeavour Square, London, United Kingdom, E20 1JN. I want to know how I go about obtaining their bank details i.e. Name and address of bank but particularly their Account No. and Sort Code. How do I go about doing that? is it as simple as a GDPR…
