From: Derek * 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Building Society account and address verification oddity
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:38:13 +0100


On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:56 +0100, "Chris"  wrote:

>
>"Ellis"  wrote in message
>news:d4avov$o4h$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>> It seems that Abbey are simply more scared of  (upsetting) the
>> government than they are of their own customers. It is quite absurd really
>> that they asked for a "copy" of a utility bill rather than an original.
>How
>> easy is it to put any address on any utility bill with a scanner and
>> computer?
>
>A friend's girlfriend works at Abbey in the money laundering department and
>says that they got stung for a 7 figure fine for non compliance a few months
>back
>

Still the department must have made plenty in it's time.  ;-)

DG