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A few years ago I was able to: 1) submit an online application for a bank account, 2) receive, to the address put in the online form, a rejection letter (due
by admissionsguy 6y ago
A few years ago I was able to:
1) submit an online application for a bank account,
2) receive, to the address put in the online form, a rejection letter (due to, I think, lack of proof of address and/or credit history),
3) use that letter as a proof of address to open an account in another bank.
- mrtksn 6y agoI met someone who was riding the busses and the tube for free until he got caught so he can use the fine letter as proof of address. I don't know if he succeeded but I think the country you are from also matters, there was a French girl who managed to get her account using an Amazon shipment. Rent contracts don't work unless the renter is a some giant institution. GSM package shipment would't work(people tried GiffGaff envelopes). A letter from the employer works only if the employer is a large institution(Virgin would work, McDonalds would work, a small company with 5-10 employees may work if the banker had good sex last night, smaller companies unlikely to work). The first company I worked for was a small one and got like 10 letters from them and went around branches and one branch finally accepted the letter. I think it was around Christmas and the employee was in a festive mood that day. That said, I think the situation is easier these days thanks to Monzo or Revolut.