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Bank asking questions - worried
 

I have a old bank account which i havent touched in 3 years. This account had large amount of money pass through it from ebay sales. I have tried to close the account down a number of times and i have always been conned and it stays open.

They do this by saying i need to pay up the remaining balance to close it and then quote me a wrong amount so once its paid i am still slightly overdrawn. I think this has happened 2-3 times.

I just popped into the bank to open a basic account and finally close the old one. The advisor caught me by surprise with his questions. I stated that i earnt 20k a year doing what i do cos he wanted to know my annual salary (i lied, i am not earning currently). Asked why i needed a new account, again i panicked and said its because paypal stopped me trading on the old account from no fault of my own so i needed new direct debit details.

I could also see on screen all the debit cards i had reported lost over the years so i could open new ebay accounts. He rejected me for a current account (i didnt ask for this) and said i could open a basic cash card account.

Now this is very fishy looking from me. Is it possible or him to forward all this info or investigate himself or can i just forget about this. I'm ashamed to say i am slightly worried.

I didnt think opening bank accounts would be so hard :lol:

. I was caught by surprise. I am probably worrying over nothing.

You are worrying over nothing.

They are standard questions...how much do you earn?
What is the account to be used for?
You didn't get a full account due to your credit rating or not having enough money coming into the account each month.
Don't lose anymore cards!

sorry to post this lame topic!