Barclays accused over 'failings'

[GoldenMerc]

Barclays accused over 'failings'

Barclays says that it treats customers fairly

An undercover investigation by BBC One's Whistleblower programme has exposed serious customer service failings at a major High Street bank. BBC reporter Amanda Egbujo got a job at a Barclays bank call centre in Sunderland, then a branch in Surrey.
While at Barclays, Ms Egbujo witnessed mis-selling, employees lying to customers and security failings.
Barclays said the programme's findings were not truly representative of how it treats its customers.
The Whistleblower programme launched a nine-month investigation after it had received a tip-off from a former Barclays employee.
The employee had been disgusted at what she had been asked to do when working at a Barclays call centre.
They will start shouting, being abusive, crying, start blaming you, (saying) my kids are going to starve. But my attitude is I don't know you, I don't care


Barclays trainer on customer complaints


Bank failings
During her time undercover, first at the call centre and then in the branch, Ms Egbujo found:

• Bank employees lying and cheating to make a sale
• Customers being misled and sold products they did not even know they had bought
• Customers forced to pay charges deemed unlawful by some experts
• Serious flaws in security and fraudsters at work.

In addition, while working in the call centre Ms Egbujo soon learned what were called "the tricks of the trade".
She was coached by a workmate on how to spot good customers, involving potentially offensive stereotyping.
"You can tell straight away, people like called Susan or Patricia, who are usually from Liverpool and have really rough accents, as soon as you hear their voice on the phone, 'hello', debt, she is going to have loads of it - or they want a new kitchen. Welsh men always want a new car or home improvements, Scottish people don't want to talk to you at all," the Barclays worker said.
We are not in the business of encouraging or condoning miss selling or inappropriate sales in any way whatsoever,


Barclays statement



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One bank trainer confesses to being a "right git" to customers complaining about the levying of bank charges.
"They will start shouting, being abusive, crying, start blaming you, (saying) my kids are going to starve. 'But my attitude is I don't know you, I don't care," the trainer said.
In response, Barclays bank said in a statement that it was a trustworthy institution.
"We are not in the business of encouraging or condoning mis-selling or inappropriate sales in any way whatsoever, and we stamp on that when we find it because it is completely inappropriate behaviour for a bank," it said.
"We pride ourselves on being a responsible institution that puts its customers first. I don't think what you've seen is any way representative of the way in which Barclays does business, and I'm sure our millions of customers would tell you exactly the same thing."
Whistleblower will be shown on BBC One on Wednesday 21 March at 2100 GMT.

What do you think about this?

[the wombats]

of course they get the blame. it's their fault isn't it? if they've got the evidance.

[Hitman]

Barclays r stealing ur moneyz an habbo furniz!!1
LOLLOL

Great, I dont give a toss?

[le harry]

Barclays r stealing ur moneyz an habbo furniz!!1
LOLLOL

Great, I dont give a toss?

No one cares what you think so don't post your opinion.

"Im deprresed plz ignore" :rolleyes:

Anyways whats Barclays

Edited by Catzsy (Forum Super Moderator) : Please don't be rude to others

[GoldenMerc]

No one cares what you think so don't post your opinion.

"Im deprresed plz ignore" :rolleyes:

Anyways whats Barclays

He bad repped me saying i bad repped him but the thing is,I didnt LOL.
Anyways i dont know whats going to happen to Barclays

[le harry]

I don't even know what it was

[:Jamie]

Barclays r stealing ur moneyz an habbo furniz!!1
LOLLOL

Great, I dont give a toss?

"Discuss Anything" Its a discussion forum don't like it? Log out and turn your computer off and get out more and sort your depression out.

I think quite alot of banks have had flaws in there call centres and security and have been investigated by a few TV programs like watchdog etc

[:Hazel]

I'm with them ;l thats not good.

[cocaine]

they got the evidence

and barclays arent good rofl.