Santander trying to steal £14,200 from me

dalesrider

Azelphur wrote: »

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

And none ever will.....

That is called TIPPING OFF.
Is a sackable and will result in a massive fine for the bank.

You may find the HMRC are the next knocking on the door looking for their £ of flesh from your trading :T

Money-Saving-King

Azelphur wrote: »

You can't be arrested for aggressive behaviour, besides that my behaviour was hardly aggressive, at no point did I make any indication that I was going to harm anyone

But a lot of people who "complain" can be very intimidating when they don't get their way.

Check the public order act.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64/contents

5 Harassment, alarm or distress.

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,

A lot of people who simply think they are "complaining" seem to think the above is perfectly acceptable. It's not!!!

Gentoo365

Sounds like you have been doing financial business with people without doing appropriate identity checks. You may be in breach of financial regulations. Santander may also be liable if they let it continue. The fact that bitcoins are involved could also mean you (and santander) may be unwittingly involved in aiding criminal activity.

Santander are not going to gain from this. They are being cautious so that they are not (like HSBC in the US) going to be accused of aiding criminals.

matttye

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

But a lot of people who "complain" can be very intimidating when they don't get their way.

Check the public order act.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64/contents

5 Harassment, alarm or distress.

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b)displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,

A lot of people who simply think they are "complaining" seem to think the above is perfectly acceptable. It's not!!!

Simply raising your voice and arguing doesn't constitute a section 5 offence. Read what you just posted; 'uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour.'

None of what the OP posted indicates he was guilty of any of that.

Obviously none of us were there so we only have what he said to go by.

If you work in any kind of customer facing environment, you will at some point face an irate customer. You have to understand that people can be angry without being violent or threatening.

Dr_Cuckoo3

matttye wrote: »

If you work in any kind of customer facing environment, you will at some point face an irate customer. You have to understand that people can be angry without being violent or threatening.

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

"A father-of-two has been arrested for holding a peaceful protest inside a supermarket over a faulty television.

Police forcibly removed Eric Rawlinson from the Tesco Extra store by using a pava incapacitant spray on his eyes and striking him with a baton on both his arms

Mr Rawlinson, from Abbey Meads, spent four hours protesting for his consumer rights at the store in Ocotal Way, Swindon.
When police arrived the 41-year-old was sat on a swing chair in the corner of the electrical goods area." :eek:

matttye

Dr_Cuckoo3 wrote: »

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

"A father-of-two has been arrested for holding a peaceful protest inside a supermarket over a faulty television.

Police forcibly removed Eric Rawlinson from the Tesco Extra store by using a pava incapacitant spray on his eyes and striking him with a baton on both his arms

Mr Rawlinson, from Abbey Meads, spent four hours protesting for his consumer rights at the store in Ocotal Way, Swindon.
When police arrived the 41-year-old was sat on a swing chair in the corner of the electrical goods area." :eek:

""When officers arrived at the supermarket, the male was asked to leave the store, but refused to do so. Despite officers best efforts to resolve the situation, the male refused to leave the store so was arrested for breach of the peace but resisted officers when they tried to arrest him," a police spokesman said."

They asked him to leave first, like I said earlier in the thread

Edit:

Also,

"The 41-year-old local male was then taken to Gablecross police station in Swindon where he was cautioned for obstructing an officer in course of their duty and later released."

He was cautioned for obstructing a police officer but there was no action taken for the fact he remained in the store protesting...

The_pc_tech

Methinks bitcoins will suffer the same fate as previous attempts at online currency, as in will be no more in a year or less and what will you be left with? Nada.

You might have been better investing in stocks and shares, at least these are somewhat regulated.

In terms of dealing with the bank or indeed anyone, raising your voice is precisely the wrong thing to do, keep calm and explain your predicament as if you treat people with respect they are more likely to assist you, going in yelling that they are liars is indeed likely to get you asked to leave or the Police to be called.

Don't bet your life on a fad, it'll go as soon as it arrived.

anoncol

The_pc_tech wrote: »

Methinks bitcoins will suffer the same fate as previous attempts at online currency, as in will be no more in a year or less and what will you be left with? Nada.

You might have been better investing in stocks and shares, at least these are somewhat regulated.

Theres actually a bitcoins cash machine opening in spain i believe which gives out Euros.

The_pc_tech

Hmmmm, I still wouldn't build a business on trading them.

The power used is probably worth more in the long run http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22153687

dzug1

Azelphur wrote: »

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

Of course not - they cannot mention money laundering to you if they suspect you of it. And they won't be the ones who actually accuse you if it comes to that.