Joe King
11th July 2011, 03:40 AM
JPMorgan has man arrested trying to cash a check they issued to him.
The bank that actually issued the check, apparently couldn't recognize their own check.
Video at first link.
As a construction worker in the post-housing bubble Njoku was grateful that he qualified for the first time home buyer tax credit on his tax return. But when he went to cash the JP Morgan Chase check at Chase Bank, the teller told him the check "looked fake," took Njoku's ID and called Bank Support.
He was charged with felony forgery on Thursday. “I was like - you’re making a mistake, you’re making a mistake, don’t take me to jail, I got work tomorrow. I can’t afford to miss work,” he said.
On Friday, Chase Special Investigations recognized the check as legitimate and rather than call a 24 hour number, they called the detective in charge of the arrest and left a message that wasn't heard until Monday morning.
By that time Njoku's car was towed from the bank's lot, he'd lost his job by not showing up and his check had been seized as evidence. Because he couldn't access his money his car was then auctioned off.
Almost a year later, Njoku has yet to receive an apology from the bank.
King5 News tried contacting Chase and a week later received this two line email from Darcy Donoahoe-Wilmot at Chase Media Relations: "We received the letter and are reviewing the situation. We'll be reaching out to the customer."
Full story here: http://www.businessinsider.com/chase-ikenna-njoku-2011-7
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The bank that actually issued the check, apparently couldn't recognize their own check.
Video at first link.
As a construction worker in the post-housing bubble Njoku was grateful that he qualified for the first time home buyer tax credit on his tax return. But when he went to cash the JP Morgan Chase check at Chase Bank, the teller told him the check "looked fake," took Njoku's ID and called Bank Support.
He was charged with felony forgery on Thursday. “I was like - you’re making a mistake, you’re making a mistake, don’t take me to jail, I got work tomorrow. I can’t afford to miss work,” he said.
On Friday, Chase Special Investigations recognized the check as legitimate and rather than call a 24 hour number, they called the detective in charge of the arrest and left a message that wasn't heard until Monday morning.
By that time Njoku's car was towed from the bank's lot, he'd lost his job by not showing up and his check had been seized as evidence. Because he couldn't access his money his car was then auctioned off.
Almost a year later, Njoku has yet to receive an apology from the bank.
King5 News tried contacting Chase and a week later received this two line email from Darcy Donoahoe-Wilmot at Chase Media Relations: "We received the letter and are reviewing the situation. We'll be reaching out to the customer."
Full story here: http://www.businessinsider.com/chase-ikenna-njoku-2011-7
Or pick your own: http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=Ikenna+Njoku&btnmeta_news_search=Search+News