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It is here: crime tax!

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pcprogrammer:
I have been charged double for petrol once over here in France. Was also a bit of a hassle to get it refunded, but it was payed back, but that was not a criminal act, so no money lost for the bank.

tom66:
Move to a different bank?  NL central bank interest rate is 1.47% so you're saving the bank most of that by giving them your money.  It's only right they provide all the other services FOC in return.

SiliconWizard:
Ah hah hah hahhh  :-DD

magic:
Speaking of American banks...

I left behind an account with some two digit sum on it.
A few years later they mail me that the account is about to be considered abandoned and the funds forfeited to the state government.
Too much effort to get the money out of there (cards are long dead, the password is the card number, the nearest branch office is in another country).
A few months later my account receives a free upgrade to a different plan. A small monthly fee may be charged unless XYZ conditions are met.
A year later, the account is drained dry and I never hear from them anymore.

 :-DD

tautech:

--- Quote from: nctnico on August 30, 2022, 01:13:46 pm ---I just got an email from a bank. It says I have to pay a monthly fee for customer research.  :wtf:  Why do I have to pay a bank to research whether I'm happy with them? This must be a crappy translation from someone phishing for information. Let's check the links in the email... they all look legit. Let's read the message more carefully... FFS it really says that I have to pay a monthly fee to compensate the bank for the effort they have to put into checking my account for criminal behaviour.  :wtf:  :rant:

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Likely to do with your Gubbermint laws on money laundering.
We need pay these costs too in both time and money, albeit the monetary costs are hidden in various bank and money institution charges.
The time component is a one on one phone survey we must undertake with our FOREX provider every 2 years which we get an email warning that is to take place soon.
They need to ensure you are not using them for laundering the proceeds of illicit dealings and thereby making them an accessory.
Right PITA it is and a sign of the times we live in.  ::)

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