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I could see this happening - couldn't you?
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eileen
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: I could see this happening - couldn't you? |
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Credit Cards
Be sure & cancel your credit cards before you die.
A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February & March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then added late fees & interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now it's somewhere around $60.00.
A family member placed a call to Citibank:
Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you that she died in January."
Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees & charges still apply."
Family Member: "Maybe you should turn it over to collections."
Citibank: "Since it is two months past due, it already has been."
Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"
Citibank: "Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the credit bureau; maybe both!"
Family Member: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"
Citibank: "Excuse me?"
Family Member: "Did you just get what I was telling you . . . the part about her being dead?"
Citibank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor"
Supervisor gets on the phone.
Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."
Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees & charges still apply."
Family Member: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"
Citibank: (Stammer) "Are you her lawyer?"
Family Member: "No, I'm her great nephew."
Citibank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"
Family Member: "Sure."
After they get the fax ...
Citibank: "Our system just isn't setup for death. I don't know what more I can do to help."
Family Member: "Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don't think she will care."
Citibank: "Well, the late fees & charges do still apply."
Family Member: "Would you like her new billing address?"
Citibank: "That might help."
Family Member: "Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69."
Citibank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"
Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?"
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glendann
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Lol.Yes, I can see it happening for sure.
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reggaefan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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You bet Eileen
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CritterPainter
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Rediculous, eh? We got bills for my FIL a Year after he went home!
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Polly
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like the people I have beendealing with since my Mother's death.
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Primsong
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ha! "Our system isn't set up for death..."
Oy, vat a vorld we live in.
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