I received this email the other day about a phone call a person received after their loved one had died. Not sure if it is a real call but from experience it is probably based on some thread of truth. Sometimes things get so absurd you just have to laugh a little.
And the call goes something like this..
Family Member: ’I am calling to tell you she died back in January.
The Bank: ’The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.’
Family Member: ‘Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.
The Bank: ‘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?’
The Bank: ‘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?’
The Bank: ’Excuse me?’
Family Member: ‘Did you just get what I was telling you – the part about her being dead?’
The Bank: ‘Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.
Family Member: ‘I’m calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.’
The Bank: ‘The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.’
Family Member: ‘You mean you want to collect from her estate?’
The Bank: (Stammer) ‘Are you her lawyer?’
Family Member: ‘No, I’m her great nephew.’ (Lawyer info was given)
The Bank: ’Could you fax us a certificate of death?’
Family Member: ‘Sure.’ (Fax number was given)
After they get the fax :
The Bank: ‘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.’
The Bank: ’Well, the late fees and charges will still apply
(What is wrong with these people?!?)
Family Member: ‘Would you like her new billing address?’
The Bank: ‘That might help…’
Family Member: ’ Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69.’
The Bank: ‘But Sir, that’s a cemetery!’
Family Member: ‘And what do you do with dead people on your planet???’
