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From: Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
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T wrote:

[snip]

> 
> Or in my case -- I've seen too much -- I do
> all my banking at the bank.
> 

You're lucky to have a physical bank near enough.  Here in the UK the 
banks have abdicated their responsibility to serve customers in person, 
so physical branches now only exist in major towns.  A typical visit to 
the bank takes half-a-day and involves perhaps a 50 mile round trip.

Currently there are still Post Offices and these offer some banking 
services.  But I envisage that these will disappear within the next 5 
years largely because of the Horizon scandal, see:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal>

On-line banking is the only option for most of us, including quite large 
businesses.

My rule is - any communication claiming to be from my bank, be it email, 
phone, or a letter in the post - is probably a fraud attempt.   Your 
response should always be to visit the bank in person.  If you go fairly 
frequently they may get to recognise you and welcome you by name!


-- 
Graham J