bank closed sons account and accused him of fraud

EachPenny

pmduk wrote: »

It seems to be the fastest way to get banks to do the right thing these days, despite the concept of treating customers fairly.

It could however be perceived as attempted blackmail in certain circumstances.

Also, if i were a university-aged person I would not really want attention drawn to the fact I had been vulnerable to this crime. It might give other people ideas. It could also be something that a potential future employer finds out about and it might affect their judgement on the suitability of the individual as an employee in certain roles. Some things are best not advertised.

pmduk

I accept your point, however, the journalists are frequently so eager for the story they are happy to give anonymity to the victim. Perhaps more so, the print journalists.

JuicyJesus

I agree with EachPenny's long post above.

With respect to the OP, there is often a lot more to these stories than meets the eye and indeed most of the time if you know the actual details behind what's happened it's pretty much open and shut.