Redditors Dish Out Legal Advice To A Woman Who Was Being Pursued Using The Personal Information She Gave To A Man Who Opened A Bank Account For Her

"There's gotta be something I could do..... I hope....."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• May 25, 2023

It is no longer news that we've been told countless times to keep all of our bank records, Social Security and Medicare cards, and any papers containing private information in a secure location. When you choose to discard those papers, shred them first before discarding them.

If you don't have a shredder, check for a nearby shred day or blot out account information using a marker. But then, your Social Security number is required by some organizations to identify you.

These businesses include your bank, your employer, and so on. These kinds of organizations won't contact, email, or text you to ask for your Social Security number.

The OP of today's story went to open an account at a credit union, and the guy was making small talk. She could clearly tell the guy was into her, so she knew to make sure not to show any interest in him.

Six months down the line, the OP logs into her social media while minding her own business, only to find a friend request from the same guy who opened her bank account. The OP thought it was weird and denied the friend request.

She went on with her life and didn't think about reporting him to his employer at the time. Now it's been over a year, and this guy is still actively pursuing the OP.

So now the OP is asking...

Two months later and the same guy is doing the OP's transaction at the bank

OP thought it was weird and denied the friend request while she went on with her life

He is obviously using OP's information to find her on social media

Is there anything the OP can legally do against this bank or person?

As usual, the comments flowed in and we've gathered up a bunch of them for you to read through below

It is a misuse of private information in his work system

The OP can go ahead and complain to the branch

This would have been taken very seriously at the bank

This would be a firing offence at the minimum where this Redditor works

This Redditor is speaking about the one they are familiar with

This Redditor wouldn't bother contacting customer service

He may be using this as a technique

Explaining your worries and terming it a sexual harassment

This redditor would go straight to the corporate

There are banking laws being broken

The OP should save, print or screenshot the message

The OP had a lot of additional informations to add and here they are:

And it continues...

Here's the second edit

The third one

And finally, the last edit

There are people who go as far as taking their mail out of the mailbox as soon as they can if they receive statements in the mail containing personal information. Yet this guy thinks he can pursue someone just because he can access her information.

Many redditors were glad the OP wanted to write a formal complaint to the branch.

Maryjane