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Santander sends up to 35,000 statements to wrong addresses (updated)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Dissent

Guy Anker reports:

Santander has admitted sending up to 35,000 bank statements to the wrong addresses, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

[…]

One MoneySaver from Stockport, who wishes to remain anonymous, has reported receiving somebody else’s statement today on the back of his.

He says he could see the person’s name, address, bank details and recent transactions (see the Best Bank Accounts guide).

[…]

Santander says a glitch with one of its printers led to the mis-printing of thousands of statements.

Read more on MoneySavingExpert.com

[sector tag corrected to show Financial sector]

Update: The number affected has been updated to indicate 22,600.


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