Bank demands thumbprint from armless bloke
source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/07/armless_bloke/
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A Florida man is a bit hacked off with the Bank of America after it refused to cash a cheque made out to his missus unless he provided a thumbprint - a slight impediment to the transaction, because he has no arms.
Steve Valdez, 54, explained to the Today show yesterday that he went to his wife's branch, but "teller and branch manager refused to cash the cheque because he didn’t have an account there and he couldn’t give them a thumbprint to confirm his identity".
Despite Valdez presenting two forms of photo identification, the bank was having none of it. The teller explained that "if he wanted to cash the cheque, either his wife could come in to cash the cheque or he could open an account".
Marvellously, while Valdez couldn't cash the cheque using the two forms of ID, they were sufficient to open said new account, something he declined to do.
Full story http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/07/armless_bloke/
Steve Valdez, 54, explained to the Today show yesterday that he went to his wife's branch, but "teller and branch manager refused to cash the cheque because he didn’t have an account there and he couldn’t give them a thumbprint to confirm his identity".
Despite Valdez presenting two forms of photo identification, the bank was having none of it. The teller explained that "if he wanted to cash the cheque, either his wife could come in to cash the cheque or he could open an account".
Marvellously, while Valdez couldn't cash the cheque using the two forms of ID, they were sufficient to open said new account, something he declined to do.
Full story http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/07/armless_bloke/
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EdJoyProductions
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Thanks again Florida for totally living up to your reputation for having the collective IQ of an orange.
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EdJoyProductions
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FreshPlastic
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You'd think a bank would prefer unarmed men in their branches, wouldn't you?
Was this just an armless mistake?
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FreshPlastic
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emmaboswood
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FreshPlastic:
For your services to 'punning', I salute you sir!
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emmaboswood
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richjm
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How do people in Florida bank on the telephone or the internet if they can't give a thumb print? Surely they could have used whatever security steps are in place for those services in this instance?
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Cubejam
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hahaha that is quite a problem .....
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Cubejam
