{"id":41456,"date":"2017-01-22T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/barclays-took-my-440000-and-put-me-through-hell\/"},"modified":"2017-01-22T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T07:05:01","slug":"barclays-took-my-440000-and-put-me-through-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/barclays-took-my-440000-and-put-me-through-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Barclays took my \u00a3440,000 and put me through hell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCustomers are getting caught up as banks de-risk due to money laundering laws, and the consequences can be disastrousLast September Mohammad Rahman won a four-year battle for compensation for disabilities caused by clinical negligence. A court awarded him \u00a3500,000, which was paid into the current and savings accounts he held with Barclays. The victory was short-lived: when he withdrew \u00a360,000 of the payout, Barclays froze both accounts.In vain did Rahman (not his real name) supply evidence that the payment was legal. Two months later Barclays confiscated the remaining \u00a3440,000 and closed his accounts. It then charged him \u00a324 in fees when, because of its actions, three payments failed. \u201cI have been treated like a criminal,\u201d says the 26-year-old from Manchester, who has spent more than 30 hours at his local branch trying to gain access to his money. \u201cIn all this time I have not received a single letter or phone call explaining what has happened.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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