{"id":51450,"date":"2017-04-10T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-wont-the-co-op-bank-believe-me-when-i-say-im-15\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T13:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T06:13:17","slug":"why-wont-the-co-op-bank-believe-me-when-i-say-im-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-wont-the-co-op-bank-believe-me-when-i-say-im-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Why won\u2019t the Co-op Bank believe me when I say I\u2019m 15?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI needed to get some money to my father by phone but it refused because of my deep voiceI\u2019m writing about a ludicrous issue I\u2019ve had with The Co-operative Bank. I tried to transfer \u00a3150 to my father by phone, which I needed to do before the weekend. It proceeded to ask an array of security questions, which I answered, and kept me on hold for an hour before telling me that I wasn\u2019t 15 (I most definitely am) due to my \u201cdeep voice\u201d. When my dad asked what was going on, it refused him access to a manager, and the staff member wouldn\u2019t even give his name. Because of the branches being closed all weekend I have essentially been refused access to my money. The bank offered me a derisory \u00a325 as a goodwill payment but I think their behaviour amounts to discrimination. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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