Re: Withdrawl slips
Miser,
Crazy and all as it sounds the bank manager was correct - I have seen it happen on a number of occasions particularly on business accounts.
A well dressed person would come in in the middle of lunch or afternoon on a Thursday (busiest times) with a signed withdrawal slip on a company account with a signed letter on company letterhead stating that money was needed for wages or a bonus or whatever; this person would also have photo ID with him / her - when the bank teller went to check the signatures the signatures matched, they would take a copy of the ID and give the money out. When investigated it would turn out that everything was forged - withdrawal slip, company letterhead, Photo ID.
By keeping withdrawal slips inside the counter the bank is forcing the customers to complete the form there and then in front of the teller and thereby reduce the potential for fraud - it also forces people to use their ATM cards + PIN