Banks reopen and mismanage identity-theft fraud cases without clear tracking
A customer reported potential identity theft after receiving a suspicious disbursement notice, and the bank initially found no matching accounts, only for two unauthorized checking accounts to later surface in the customer's name with debit cards mailed out. The bank denied the claim for lack of evidence without requesting additional information, gave no case number for weeks, and left voicemails without callback details, forcing the customer to repeatedly escalate to supervisors to get the case reopened.
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