Santander trying to steal £14,200 from me

Azelphur

opinions4u wrote: »

So what, exactly, are your rights if the bank thinks money laundering is involved?

Just wondering.

No idea, no accusation of money laundering has been made yet. If that becomes an issue I will be advised by my lawyer.

matttye

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Hmmn weekend and a bank holiday and you need £2000 cash to sort out a deposit on a flat - pull the other one.

Your actions in the branch could have landed you in a police cell. Thats what would have happened where I used to work.

Police might have attended to ask the OP to move on but that would've been the end of it; assuming the OP is telling the truth of course.

Threatening violence or being abusive or insulting would constitute a public order offence (even in private property such as a bank), but it sounds like the OP was simply assertive and said he wouldn't be leaving until he had what was promised him. Seems reasonable to me. He does need money to live after all.

Exactly what offence do you think he committed?

jonesMUFCforever

If a bank employee asks you to leave and you don't you are trespassing. That is an offence which can lead to you being taken away by the police.
(It is not clear here whether bank staff actually asked OP to leave)

matttye

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

If a bank employee asks you to leave and you don't you are trespassing. That is an offence which can lead to you being taken away by the police.
(It is not clear here whether bank staff actually asked OP to leave)

Burglary (covered by the Theft Act 1968) would only have been committed if he had stolen, caused grievous bodily harm to somebody or caused damage to the building, or had the intention to do any of those things.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9

I don't think any other offence would even come close.

jonesMUFCforever

All I can suggest then is that you try it and see where you end up.

mgdavid

Twopints wrote: »

Brilliant. On a charge of? Making a phone call? trying to withdraw money from a bank? :rotfl:

shades of Smith & Jones - 'looking at me in a funny way'

mgdavid

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

If a bank employee asks you to leave and you don't you are trespassing. That is an offence which can lead to you being taken away by the police.
(It is not clear here whether bank staff actually asked OP to leave)

on the contrary it's clear they didn't; what do you get out of making this stuff up?

Dr_Cuckoo3

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

All I can suggest then is that you try it and see where you end up.

:idea:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/father-sprayed-in-the-eyes-hit-with-baton-and-arrested-over-faulty-tesco-tv-protest-8130750.html

pqrdef

Lessons learnt.

1. Don't give out your main account details, personal or business. Have some disposable savings accounts for collecting payments, e.g. Halifax Online Savers. With a bank that you don't use for anything else.

2. Get some ID before giving out the account number, even if you can't verify it.

3. Be very careful what you use Santander for. Their computers work most of the time, but any involvement with staff leads to grief.

gb12345

Azelphur wrote: »

No idea, no accusation of money laundering has been made yet.

I would b every surprised if an suspicion of money laundering was ever on the cards - if it was they wouldn't have released any money to you.

But it is probably a good idea to get a new account opened elsewhere ASAP as I think you may well find this one being closed.