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Access Bank Is Ripping Us Off Our Hard Earned Money- Customers Cry Out

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Jun 28, 2020.

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Aggrieved customers of Access Bank have taken to a micro-blogging, Twitter to express their dissatisfaction over repeated stamp duty charges.

According to the customers, the charge have been consecutive with no explanation provided by Access Bank. Meanwhile, some alleged that the bank debited them before the actual date. Screenshots of debit alert for Monday, June 29 were issued on Saturday, June 27.

Meanwhile, Ekohotblog gathered that Access Bank Plc had earlier sent an email to customers explaining that the mandated stamp duty charge was not carried out between February 1, and April 30, 2020.

The stamp duty charge is N50 and is for electronic transfers of naira-denominated current and savings accounts, all deposits, and transactions from of N10,000 upwards.

In the email sent to customers, Access Bank explained that the stamp duty charge was not carried out for three months and customers should expect deductions.

See a copy of the email below;

Access Bank Duty Stamp Email - Ekohotblog

Unfortunately, customers didn’t like the idea as they took to Twitter to pour their anger.

Ekohotblog captured some of the tweets.

This Access Bank are thieves … I had around 47 naira on my account and they still debuted me 950 naira
Now I owe the #912 naira #accessbankscam
ACCESS BANK
Stop stealing our money pic.twitter.com/vVupiVnm9p

— BRay (@the_Bray47) June 27, 2020

Access bank how did I offend you

😭😭😭 are we dragging the same girlfriend#accessbankscam pic.twitter.com/D4N4wgmaJZ

— LEGIT (@Jenkky_2fit) June 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/Decentchukkie/status/1276983498411249664?s=19

Una no go make heaven tf how much be stamp and stamp-pad sef #accessbank #accessbankscam pic.twitter.com/WarAQEbIR1

— AllenCrypt (@AllenAyodeji) June 28, 2020

Plz tel me if this isn't criminal what is?Duty charge of 450 naira same day.Let me not even talk about the chargers I get on every transaction i make 😡😡. 3days ago they removed 228 naira for SMS. Everyone that has access bank acct should close it up #accessbank #accessbankscam pic.twitter.com/SOrnN1PhJU

— Lovelyn (@call_me_lovelyn) June 28, 2020