You have just received a credit card statement from your bank. The statement lists a number of expensive purchases that you are sure you did not make. Write a letter to the bank manager. In the letter: • Introduce yourself. • Explain that you did not buy the items listed. • Say what you would like the bank to do to fix the problem. You do not need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam, You should write at least 150 words.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you in regard to my credit
card
statement wherein a plethora of discrepancies
have
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been reported. I, Jill Smith a premium
account
holder at your bank for the
last
decade. I have a savings
account
in the Gabbana branch, the
account
number is 78653553663382. Recently I upgraded to the Platinum Credit
Card
that was offered by your bank bearing the number 5564 7665 7733 8883. I was aghast to receive my
last
credit
card
statement dated July 4th, 2020 as it had several high-value transactions.
For instance
, there is an entry of INR 60,000 towards dining expenses which is absolutely absurd. In fact, I have never been to the restaurant mentioned in the statement. Another purchase of INR 25,000 seems to have been made at a clothing store but the timing mentioned falls during my office hours.
Hence
, there is no way I could have swiped my
card
at that time. I am extremely distressed by
this
situation and would like you to verify all these purchases with the respective stores and get detailed information about the same. If need be, lodge a police complaint for suspected fraudulent activities.
Moreover
, I would expect you to not charge my
account
towards the payment of my dues till
this
matter is sorted. As a
last
resort, you can block my
card
and issue me a new one to protect me from
further
misdeeds. As a valued customer, I expect you to take corrective measures immediately and resolve
this
issue to my satisfaction. I look forward to your prompt response. Yours Sincerely, Jill Smith
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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