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, I am writing to let you know that my
credit
card
statement
included many expensive purchases which I did not make. I have been a customer of your bank for the past 3 years and I am using my
credit
card
very carefully.
However
, the latest
credit
card
statement
included a number of expensive products including Laptops and mobile phones which I did not purchase. I am certain that, the
statement
is incorrectly generated and I never use my
credit
card
for
such
luxurious items. I would like the bank to investigate how these expenses were added to my account. I
also
would like the bank to lock my account until the reasons are known and regenerate the
statement
. I am looking forward to your explanation and confirmation of my account freeze. Yours faithfully,
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