You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. – I am on vacation • Say what you would like the bank to do to fix the problem.- investigate the case/send revised credit card statemen

Dear Sir or Madam, I hope
this
letter finds you well. My name is Serag Mounir and I have been an old customer of your bank since 2010. I am writing to complain about the
last
statement which listed that I have purchased some valuable items.
Firstly
, I was on vacation for the duration of the purchase date, so I think it is a hack on your system. It was listed that I have bought a mobile phone which costs 1000$ and a laptop which costs 1500$.
Secondly
, I called customer service and they were not welcoming and refused to make a complaint for me.
Therefore
, I have no choice but to write
this
letter.
Finally
, I request a refund of the full amount which is 2500$ plus in the contract there is a compensation for any mistake like
this
which costs the bank 500$. Yours faithfully, Serag Mounir
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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