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Archive for » August, 2008 «

JY in California said: “My credit is horrible and I needed a new TV. Best Buy (HSBC) agreed to give me a $500 limit so I could get one. They gave me the option of up to 4 or 5 years to pay. Because I wanted to start building my credit back up I said 1 year (12 x @$45) which was at the time manageable. The first payment was ok. The 2nd was ‘on the last day - with postal receipt, and a ‘cashiers check’ from my bank and they hit me with a $39 late charge. Then the phone calls started…

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SK in Maharashtra said: “Though Kranti Khaire selected one person for the role of a technical writer and asked the person to join on September 1 in HSBC GLT Pune Centre, the requirements of the clients changed suddenlyas per Kranti, and the person was told at the 11th hour that she can’t join.

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KA in Indiana said: “House was foreclosed on after we had liquidated all funds including IRA and 401K, Had been informed multiple times we had a fixed rate, we were lied to. Have completely wrecked our lives in many many ways.”

RS in California said: “I received a $3.00 check from HSBC today. It says it’s for “the reimbursement of a credit on your credit card acount xxxxxxxx-xxxx-9508. (I have no such credit card) It further states, “If in the future it is determined that the funds were returned as a result of a processing or other error, your account will be adjusted accordingly. Sounds like a scam to me!”

OJ in Texas said: “I cannot belive that there is no way to sue HSBC for fraud. I have one of the most blatant cases of fraud to deal with thats cost me my credit rating money and my mental peace. I had a 5k credit card through HSBC, was making payments fine, but then I lost my job. I went three payments behind, got a new job, and wanted to double up and get right with HSBC. I spoke to one of the HSBC reps and told them the auto payments I was making had to be taken from a different bank because I had moved.

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