I got a bit of a kick out of this.

[AlexCraig]

My mom found this on a doll discussion board she goes to. Read it over and got a bit of a laugh from it.



Cancel your credit card!
This is so priceless, and so, so easy to see happening, customer service being what it is today.

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00 when she died, but now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank..

Here is the exchange :

Family Member: 'I am calling to tell you she died back in January. '

Citibank: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and 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 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 back in January with a $0 balance. '

Citibank: 'The account was never closed and late fees and 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. ' (Lawyer info was given)

Citibank: 'Could you fax us a certificate of death? '

Family Member: 'Sure. ' (Fax number was given )


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. She won 't care. '

Citibank: 'Well, the late fees and charges will still apply

(What is wrong with these people?!?)

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: 'And what do you do with dead people on your planet??? '



(Priceless!! )

[Randomness]

OMG. Oh. My. GOD.

You sir, are the first to get 6/5 wackos. :wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko:

That is unbelievably HILARIOUS.

[SStrikerR]

Ahaha that was the first time I actually laughed at something I read here. Was hilarious.

[Shadowpawn]

"Sir, that's a cemetery!"

No shit Sherlock, what has the nice man on the phone been telling you the entire conversation?

[Volcompat321]

wow....people are retarded..

"Are you retarded, or just plain stupid son?"

[Powder Keg]

Guahaahhhahaha! What a maroon. You'd think after seeing the certificate, they'd go ahead and waive it...nope, too much of an asshole...

[Vanzazikon]

"And what do you do to dead people in your planet?"

Nice conclusion, total pwned. :wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko:

[Aisha_Clan-Clan]

*Blink*

[Blitzkommando]

Not particularly surprising really. Especially not considering dead great-grandmothers have been sued for piracy (http://www.betanews.com/article/RIAA-Sues-Deceased-Grandmother/1107532260).

[Blue-Hawk]

Agreed that the ending was humorous. But in another note, this yet another reason to never use Citibank. When are people going to learn this?

[Nitro Vordex]

This is the part where we all go
DERP

[HolioArtillery]

Can't help but remember a story that is a near flip-flop of this one.



Cleveland Man Can't Convince Social Security Admin. that 'He's Alive'
March 7, 2006

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An 81-year-old Cleveland man, Myron Manders, wants the Social Security Administration to admit that he is alive and well. No matter what he says or does to prove it, the Administration just doesn't seem to get it.

Last November, Manders was preparing to leave a hospital where he was treated for pneumonia when a social worker said his insurance company would not pay the bill because it believed Manders died on Sept. 1. William Jarrett, a Social Security spokesman in Cleveland, said Friday the mistake was due to an erroneous document. He could not disclose the error's source.

Manders' wife, Eunice, remembered that she first reacted to the news of her husband's alleged demise with anger and laughter.

Jarrett said Eunice Manders has been paid a survivor's benefit, which he said is now considered an overpayment she will be responsible for paying back, although she will have a right to appeal.

Manders, who describes himself as an almost-retired architect, sought to clear up the problem by showing up at a Social Security office. The in-person appearance did not help.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, recognizing that Manders served in the Army during World War II, notified Eunice that she is a beneficiary on his Veterans Affairs life insurance policy and that Social Security had notified the VA of Myron's death.

The latest correspondence from Social Security came Monday addressed to Eunice, advising she is entitled to monthly widow's benefits. Myron Manders would not say exactly what was going through his mind. Curse words, he hinted.

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[Rasputin]

AlexCraig, you made me laugh. That's not supposed to happen.