Bank Staff Misinform Customers, Then Charge Closure Fees
Customers who open accounts based on incorrect information from bank staff, such as about deposit waiting periods, discover the promised service is not actually available. When they try to close the now-useless account, the bank charges a closure fee instead of acknowledging its own error.
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