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Halifax Current account application money laundering

samjef11_2
samjef11_2 Posts: 454 Forumite
edited 10 June 2010 at 9:26PM in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hi I applied for a halifax current account online and can't remember the date i did it but today got a letter say due to money laundering regulation they need my middle name but the only problem is they have not provided me with a sortcode or account number or ref number as the advisor i just spoke too said he could not do a thing but to phone back at 8am and 8pm if i call within this time what can they do that ther others can not with a sort code or account number or ref number.

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  • simax
    simax Posts: 1,977 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Why not just phone them between those times and the department that deals with it will assist? They have told you why they need to speak to you.
    I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂
  • samjef11_2
    samjef11_2 Posts: 454 Forumite
    simax wrote: »
    Why not just phone them between those times and the department that deals with it will assist? They have told you why they need to speak to you.
    Yes i chose that option if are phoning about a new applicationg and got through to someone now that's strange? 8am-8pm more like 24 hours department.
  • samjef11_2
    samjef11_2 Posts: 454 Forumite
    Please note that the person looks like a computer made up name is Gary R D Kettle is this a real person or a made up one and his signature is usual. That in the letter i got
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Why not ask them?
    How are we supposed to know here?
  • samjef11_2
    samjef11_2 Posts: 454 Forumite
    Why not ask them?
    How are we supposed to know here?
    I did but they said it was a real person but left halifax 2 years ago but they still use his name for the computer to send out letters with some online bank applications how strange.
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