HSBC bank says: pokah be illegal

meleader2 · #1 03-13-2007, 10:56 AM

i told my friend that his card will work on UB, he just has to call it in. he attempts it, and UB tells him it was declined, his bank is HSBC.

today he calls me, and is a very good friend of mine so i believe his words 100%, and the person on the other end of the phone was HSBC bank telling him they put a hold on his card and asked if he had attempted to deposit money on a poker site. he said yes, he's sorry, he didn't know it was illegal. they took the hold off his card and said:

"yes. playing poker in the united states online is against the law and punishable by law. if you try this again we're revoking your card."

what. the. [censored].

sirpupnyc · #2 03-13-2007, 10:58 AM

Did he go with "put your supervisor on the phone" or "cancel my card right now" first?

meleader2 · #3 03-13-2007, 11:01 AM

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neither. he's a fish, i just wanted him to get $ on a site i played at.

DING-DONG YO · #4 03-13-2007, 11:01 AM

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amen, I would have lit right into someone if they basically called me a criminal like that.

Wetdog · #5 03-13-2007, 11:18 AM

What the [censored] does the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company know about what is legal in the US? What right do they have saying that if their customer tries to use their card in any manner that they choose the bank will revoke the card?

poorolrich · #6 03-13-2007, 11:50 AM

What right????????????? It is the Banks credit card, not the customers---read the fine print----The Bank is loaning money to their customner every time the customer uses a credit card so the Bank has every right to do what the hell they want with the credit card/customer as long as it is within the laws of the land.

stigmata · #7 03-13-2007, 12:27 PM

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They're the world's local bank!

BigF · #8 03-13-2007, 12:29 PM

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What the [censored] does the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company know about what is legal in the US? What right do they have saying that if their customer tries to use their card in any manner that they choose the bank will revoke the card?

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Mom of girl who can't sing on American Idol "Is he (Simon) American? He's not even an American! What does he know about American Idol?!"

Paul Levy · #9 03-13-2007, 03:53 PM

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Yeah, what do those honkies know about America.
Maybe if they were the second biggest bank in the world by market cap, incorporated and headquartered in the UK, maybe they would have a clue. But they're not, right?

cardcounter0 · #10 03-13-2007, 11:23 AM

cliff notes: one moron talked to another moron, then told a third moron about the conversation.

Nothing to see here folks, move along, keep moving.