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Halifax bank no good for stealth
 

I had the halifax close my account as they didn't like paypal
depositing money in to it so just a warning and anyone else had a problem with them?

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So PayPal just deposited money into your bank account and Halifax closed the bank account because of that? Sounds like there is a bit more to it than that.

What sort of monetary value was the deposit? Have you opened and closed a lot of accounts with Halifax in a short space of time?

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the account was my sons and hes only 17 and i only put around 2k in there from paypal and they closed it today and asked for a paypal statement before he could take the £160 sat in there out

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You used your sons bank account for a withdrawal from PayPal? Really not a good idea....

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You must have been doing something wrong as i have multiple stealth accounts with them and have no problems.

Its also not good when a bank closes your account. They tend to report it to the credit reference agencies and its stops others from letting you open accounts.

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.....and especially as it isn't even stevebills' bank account makes this ten times worse! Proceed with caution Steve!

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I can explain this (in the industry bla bla bla)

Your sons account is a youth account and not a full current account opened by an adult. By using it for deposits of money fromother sources raises questions that it is not being used for the purpose of your son. It would also be the case for any childs account receiving funds in that way.

They have the right to close an account if they deem it not being used for purpose and they did here.

Edit: I am surprised that they closed it before writing though. Did the paypal reference say 'crack money for kids' on it or something? :P

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steve, you know stealth better than these antics of yours...

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the letter arrived today jokers a bit late now

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I ran out of bank accounts so used one of his lol

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jesus anyone wud of thought i had been in there with a shotgun and robed them and i only used it for paypal selling secondhand stuff lol

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What's so funny about your stupdity?

You made the error by misusing another person's account.

I feel sorry for your son. You know better than doing stupid stuff like this in his name.

:FF:

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any better ideas welcome lol

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Using your own bank accounts............!!

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i have used all mine up all 6 of them

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halifax are the only bank to take a dislike to paypal and the others are fine

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Do you currently use all 6 or are you able to close one? because you can do it online :)

Also if you apply for another Easy Cash card you will be able to make more savings accounts. (3 more if i remember)

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You can have a lot more than 6 bank accounts

Walk up your local high street, chances are you will walk past more than 3 banks. You can easily have 2/3 accounts with each bank. That is 9 already.

No need to use other peoples bank accounts, just go out and own some more yourself.

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have applied online for a Halifa Easy Cash card wait and see now

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And you already said it flopped.

:eek:

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its not a current account its a basic account no thrills and no credit check
this ones in my name

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Best thing may have been to look towards another bank for now.

Fair number of them about, no need to stick to just one.

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Did it ask you to take ID into the bank or did they just open/approve it? :bored:

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The Halifax online savers work just fine, you can have about 4 in ADDITION to 3 current accounts. Thats 7 accounts for receiving money with 1 bank

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Everytime I opened a bank account, I asked about how many account can I open with this bank. They told me as much as I wanted as long as I pay the fees. I explained im selling on Ebay and needed 1 account for each product. So theres no excuse for that. Lets say you open 8 bank accounts and open 5 account in each, its 40 Paypal... Its quite enough... I think. If its not enough open a few US account with VCC and VBA... I mean you can have 100 accounts without problem. No need for your son bank account, I think. :thumb:

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Just realized it wasnt Halifax in Canada, so I dont know about in the UK. Hope you got same rules as here for bank accounts. Good luck

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no we dont... would be nice though :laugh:

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I did it online and they said i was excepted so waiting to see what happens now:thumb:

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so the moral of the story is some banks dont like Paypal and wont let you operate with them

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I wouldnt say that. The issue is that you are using a childs account for your money and they didnt like that.

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they can stick it where the sun dont shine:thumb:

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Halifax is great I have four currant, two easy cash, a saver and a bank of scotland with them and never had a problem.

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I wasted an hour in the bank trying to get £200 out they wanted paypal invoices and ID
so i had to go home and go back they really pissed me off

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Are you going for the title of ...................................... ? ( fill in the blanks).


It is misuse and abuse by the people using the bank accounts that make the issues.

Correctly used majority of banks in the UK are fine for paypal use.

So stop with these weeping tales of woe that you made happen because of your own actions.

Learn to use banks correctly.

Good Luck
:FF:

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Who said child's account u all make it up hes 18 not 18 months:bored:

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not weeping I couldn't give a **** and am warning peps about halifax

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Few other banks to work with then

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2k from selling second hand goods.. id like to know what you are selling!!

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U nosey sod its a secret:heh::heh:

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I know its stressful, but be glad and relieved that they actually decided to give it to you in the end, since you obviously used mismatched names :bored: