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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
BARCLAYS
LEICESTER
LE87 2BB
Tel: 0800 282 390*
07 October 2021
OUR REFERENCE: CRLV62X8Z9
DEAR MRS MYERS
OUR COMPLAINT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THE PHONE TALKING THROUGH YOUR COMPLAINT WITH ME. THIS LETTER
EXPLAINS MY INVESTIGATION AND WHAT WE DISCUSSED.
IN SUMMARY YOUR COMPLAINT IS THAT YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH UPON YOUR VISIT TO TOWERB BRIDGE
ROAD BRANCH OVER TWO OCCASIONS, YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TRANSFER THE AMOUNT OF £2,300.00 TO
YOUR DAUGHTER. THIS WAS BASED ON YOUR RECOLLECTION OF DEPOSITING £1,300.00 UPON YOUR FIRST VISIT.
OUR DECISION
FIRSTLY, i WISH TO APOLOGISE THAT YOU HAVE HAD CAUSE TO COMPLAIN. aS i HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO
ESTABLISH ANY ERROR MADE BY US DURING THE HANDLING OF YOUR VISITS TO OUR BRANCH, YOUR COMPLAINT
WILL NOT BE UPHELD.
YOU HAVE MENTIONED UPON YOUR FIRST VISIT TO TOWER BRIDGE ROAD BRANCH ON 27 SEPTEMBER, THAT
YOU HAD DEPOSITED £2300.00 OVER THE COUNTER. I HAVE A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT, WHICH WE
DIGITALLY SCAN INTO OUR SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC SCAN, STATING YOU HAD ONLY DEPOSITED L1300.00.
AFTER YOUR SECOND VISIT TO OUR TOWER BRIDGE ROAD BRANCH ON 1 OCTOBER, YOU HAD BEEN ALLUDED TO
THIS FACT. YOU HAVE MENTIONED YOU BELIEVE COLLEAGUES WITHIN THIS BRANCH HAVE CONSPIRED WITH
ONE ANOTHER TO SCAM YOU OF THIS MONEY. i APOLOGISE THAT YOU FEEL THIS WAY, AND WE TREAT CLAIMS
LIKE THIS WITH HIGH IMPORTANCE, HOWEVER i HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS CLAIM AND THEREFORE WE WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THIS POINT FURTHER.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HOWEVER, YOU HAVE VISITED WALWORTH BRANCH SINCE THIS, ON 4 OCTOBER TO NOT ONLY RAISE YOUR COMPLAINT BUT ALSO TO DEPOSIT L1000.00 AND THEN CONDUCT THIS TRANSFER. I SINCERELY APOLOGISE THAT YOU FEEL THAT WE HAVEN’T DEALT WITH YOU IN THE CORRECT WAY, HOWEVER i
HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH ANY ERROR OR WRONG-DOING BY OUR MEMBERS OF STAFF OR SYSTEM.
FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NOTICE TO CLOSE YOU HAVE BEEN ISSUED
WITH ON YOUR ACCOUNT. I HAD ISSUED THIS TO YOU BY LETTER ON 1 OCTOBER AS A RESULT OF YOUR VISIT
TO OUR BRANCH. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE USE OF PROFANITY AND INSULTING LANGUAGE WHICH HAD BEEN
USED AND THEREFORE WE HAVE ISSUED THIS WITH OUR COLLEAGUE.S SAFETY IN MIND.
FINALLY, YOU HAD MENTIONED DURING OUR CONVERSATION THAT YOU SUFFER FROM CHRONIC ANXIETY. IF
THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THIS GOING FORWARD TO SUPPORT YOUR BANKING
REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
i UNDERSTAND THIS ISN’T THE OUTCOME YOU WERE LOOKING FOR. I DO HOPE THIS LETTER EXPLAINS HOW I’VE
CONSIDERED THE POINTS YOU.VE MADE AND ANSWERED THESE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LET US
KNOW ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE.
BELOW ARE THE DETAILS FOR THE FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN SERVICE WHO CAN PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT
REVIEW.
IF YOU’RE STILL NOT HAPPY
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFER YOUR COMPLAINT TO THE FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN SERVICE, FREE OF
CHARGE – BUT YOU MUST DO SO WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER.
IF YOU DO NOT REFER YOUR COMPLAINT IN TIME, THE OMBUDSMAN WILL NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO
CONSIDER YOUR COMPLAINT AND SO WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DO SO IN VERY LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR
EXAMPLE, IF THE OMBUDSMAN BELIEVES THAT THE DELAY WAS AS A RESULT OF EXCEPTIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WEBSITE: WWW.FINANCIAL-OMBUDSMAN.ORG.UK
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO OUR CONSUMER LEAFLET. WHICH YOU CAN VIEW IN THE
PUBLICATIONS SECTION ON THEIR WEBSITE. OUR WEBSITE ALSO EXPLAINS HOW WE HANDLE COMPLAINTS –
BARCLAYS.CO.UK⁄COMPLAINTS (JUST TYPE THIS INTO A NEW BROWSER WINDOW TO VIEW)
TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW I’VE HANDLED YOUR COMPLAINT YOU MAY RECEIVE A SURVEY ASKING ABOUT
THIS IN THE COMING DAYS, I’D REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FILLING THIS IN WITH YOUR COMMENTS. IN THE
MEANTIME, IF THERE’S ANYTHING YOU THINK i HAVEN’T CONSIDERED, OR YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION TO
SHARE WITH ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY – I’LL BE HAPPY TO HELP. MY CONTACT DETAILS ARE
INCLUDED AT THE TOP OF THIS LETTER.
YOURS SINCERELY
JAMES ROBINSON
CUSTOMER ¢ARE REPRESENTATIVE CRE
TEL: 0800 282 390 (UK-ONLY FREEPHONE NUMBER FROM LANDLINES)
TEL: 0044 2071 167488 (FROM OUTSIDE THE UK)
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Dear Mrs Myers
Thank you for your email.
I’ve attached a copy of the final response that we received from Barclays. I understand that they read this to you on the phone, but now you have a copy in writing.
Could you please let us know if you would like us to look into this complaint and I’ll assess the next steps to be taken.
Please quote our complaint reference number above when contacting us about this issue.
Kind regards
Joe Sharman | assistant (customer help) | 0800 023 4567
Financial Ombudsman Service | Exchange Tower, London, E14 9SR
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