Bank customers forced to reveal humiliating sexual details to beat identity cheats
Banks and building societies are asking for further private details such as ‘favourite sexual position’.
Posted: Jun 18th, 2009
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Banks now refusing to lend pens
A Barclays Bank customer was refused the loan of a pen earlier today, when he needed to fill out a paying-in slip. Dominic Jenkins, 27 found himself without a pen in the Maidenhead branch, but was informed of a change of policy by the bank, whose pens are now firmly glued inside the little pen holders. ‘During the current economic climate, we cannot be expected to sanction the loan of biros without guarantees of adequate security’ said a Barclays spokesman.
Posted: Jan 25th, 2009
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Bank to introduce ‘near enough’ PIN technology
‘as long as people get 2 or 3 digits correct in approximately the right order we will allow the transaction.’
Posted: Mar 31st, 2007
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Charities admit ‘huge cardboard cheques are a pain to pay in’
‘They don’t fit under the little window, you try bending them and that doesn’t work. Soon everyone behind you starts tutting.’
Posted: Mar 7th, 2007
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Banks ‘testing financial services on animals’
‘They would put a monkey in a room and make him choose between a Fixed Rate deal and a Standard Variable Rate mortgage.’
Posted: Dec 7th, 2006
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