Bank attempts to make customer pay chunk of US debt
Posted by: Jon on 06/13/2013 08:22 AM
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Ann Wiley, of Gwinnett County, Ga, had an unexpected surprise courtesy of her bank; a $300 million negative balance glaring at her from her online banking statement.
It was when Wiley saw the 'See Cashier' read out at the gas pump that she decided to check her bank account on her phone and that's when she got the first bit of bad news.
She was in the red about $100 million dollars. Her computer at home confirmed that and more. "Yes. $100 million from my savings and $100 million from my checking," said Wiley.
"I wake up the next morning, check again. Maybe this is a bad dream. It's another $100 million, so it's $300 million I'm having a problem with right now," she said.
Sun Trust Bank told Wiley the problem was with the Department of Revenue. The DOR, per law, cannot comment on any individual taxpayer, but did say it has no documents showing the department is in the wrong and is now working with Sun Trust to get to the root of the problem.
It seems that the problem might stem from the purchase of a car back in 2004, "They're telling me it's the remaining balance of a sale. A $274 sales tax," Wiley said.
It was when Wiley saw the 'See Cashier' read out at the gas pump that she decided to check her bank account on her phone and that's when she got the first bit of bad news.
She was in the red about $100 million dollars. Her computer at home confirmed that and more. "Yes. $100 million from my savings and $100 million from my checking," said Wiley.
"I wake up the next morning, check again. Maybe this is a bad dream. It's another $100 million, so it's $300 million I'm having a problem with right now," she said.
Sun Trust Bank told Wiley the problem was with the Department of Revenue. The DOR, per law, cannot comment on any individual taxpayer, but did say it has no documents showing the department is in the wrong and is now working with Sun Trust to get to the root of the problem.
It seems that the problem might stem from the purchase of a car back in 2004, "They're telling me it's the remaining balance of a sale. A $274 sales tax," Wiley said.
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