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Sounds like this [1] case where a man received a credit card offer in the mail, re-wrote some terms and sent it back, and the bank accepted it without reading i
by lightbyte 9y ago
Sounds like this [1] case where a man received a credit card offer in the mail, re-wrote some terms and sent it back, and the bank accepted it without reading it. He did win the initial lawsuit from the bank.
[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/creditcards/10231556/Man-who-created-own-credit-card-sues-bank-for-not-sticking-to-terms.html?fb https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowin...
- meuk 9y agoI really respect that guy. From the linked article: "They signed the documents without looking. They said what usually their borrowers say in court: 'We have not read it',” said Mr Mikhalevich. I am always pissed off at the stuff that companies get away with, just because they often have a dedicated team of lawyers and a big budget for this stuff. Oleg Tinkov, founder of the bank, tweeted: "Our lawyers think he is going to get not 24m, but really 4 years in prison for fraud. Now it's a matter of principle for @tcsbanktwitter." Typical scare tactics, seems like they were trying to scare him into a settlement.
- jermaustin1 9y agoHe technically won a consolation prize (30% cash back debit card) on his counter suit after both parties withdrew their suits[1]. [1]https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/man-who-outwitted-bank-ends-700k-lawsuit-26770 https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/man-who-outwitted-bank-e...