BarclayPlus Account Closed?

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KienanRyan2004
KienanRyan2004 Posts: 4 Newbie
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in January 2018 i received a letter from Barclays saying that they were closing My BarclayPlus Account with no Reason. There was a credit Balance of £2,602.36 and i went into the branch to withdraw that and i was told that my account was in review and no money could be touched in the account, So i called Fraud Investigations and they told me that The Funds in the account were fraudulent and where not mine!! I Then recieved an email 3 days later saying that i was aloud £95.98 Of the funds and the account will then be closed with immediate Impact. So i visited the branch same day, With My Passport and Bank Statements to then be told that the picture did not look like me! Baring in mind i went on holiday about 2 months ago with it no issues, I Then asked for the manager who had no issues Authorising it with no questions and then it was closed and i had PART of the funds in my account.

What i want to know is if i can go in the branch and open another BarclayPlus Account with it being a 13 Year Old Account, The only Requirment for the System to bring it up on their Offers is Being Under 16, no credit Checks EC..
Can i just go into A Different Branch and Tell them im not and have not been an existing customer and hope they do not look?


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  • JuicyJesus
    JuicyJesus Posts: 3,830 Forumite
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    Where did this £2,600 odd come from?

    Banks are all centralised, they'll be able to see that you've had a Barclays account before wherever you go.
    urs sinserly,
    ~~joosy jeezus~~
  • KienanRyan2004
    KienanRyan2004 Posts: 4 Newbie
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    I Sold a phone and a Macbook on FaceBook, Sent them the messeges as proof and them saying it was recieved
  • GTR_King
    GTR_King Posts: 1,794 Forumite
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    Oooh they must of given you Dodgy money that's why account is closed and you can't access the money...

    Did they give you cash or bank transfer?
  • KienanRyan2004
    KienanRyan2004 Posts: 4 Newbie
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    it was Bank Transfer into the account
  • GTR_King
    GTR_King Posts: 1,794 Forumite
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    Sounds like they sent you dodgy money that's why they closed the account and took all the money...

    Even if you prove to them how you got the money etc they won't give it back to you if it's Illegal

    So they got free Phone and MacBook whilst sending you illegal money should of used Paypal allot safer

    Best thing to do is check if you got a CIFAS Marker and cut your losses
  • JuicyJesus
    JuicyJesus Posts: 3,830 Forumite
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    GTR_King wrote: »
    Sounds like they sent you dodgy money that's why they closed the account and took all the money...

    Even if you prove to them how you got the money etc they won't give it back to you if it's Illegal

    So they got free Phone and MacBook whilst sending you illegal money should of used Paypal allot safer

    Best thing to do is check if you got a CIFAS Marker and cut your losses

    It's still worth providing the evidence to Barclays and reporting to ActionFraud what's happened, although I agree the outcome is not going to involve getting the money back.

    I will say that selling expensive items like MacBooks and iPhones as a 13-year-old is really weird and I'd steer well clear of doing such things as you put yourself in a very vulnerable position doing so - a very costly lesson here.
    urs sinserly,
    ~~joosy jeezus~~
  • Shakin_Steve
    Shakin_Steve Posts: 2,701 Forumite
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    JuicyJesus wrote: »
    It's still worth providing the evidence to Barclays and reporting to ActionFraud what's happened, although I agree the outcome is not going to involve getting the money back.

    I will say that selling expensive items like MacBooks and iPhones as a 13-year-old is really weird .
    Err...no....the account was/is thirteen years old. :D
    I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.
  • KienanRyan2004
    KienanRyan2004 Posts: 4 Newbie
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    No, Shakin Steve, I Am 13, not the account :rotfl:
  • Chino
    Chino Posts: 2,029 Forumite
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    KienanRyan2004 wrote: »
    No, Shakin Steve, I Am 13, not the account :rotfl:
    In which case, don't you have a parent, a guardian or even a teacher responsible for your pastoral care at school who could assist you?

    Taking the advice of random unknown posters on an internet forum rarely ends well.
  • Shakin_Steve
    Shakin_Steve Posts: 2,701 Forumite
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    KienanRyan2004 wrote: »
    No, Shakin Steve, I Am 13, not the account :rotfl:

    Then I apologise to JJ. You should be in bed, young man, playing with your 'toy', not bothering the nice people at Barclays :D
    I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.
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