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. • 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/Madam, I am writing
this
letter to you regarding my
credit
card
statement that I received
last
week.
Firstly
Maha,I am maintaining a savings account with your reputed bank in Jurong Branch. Recently, I did some online purchases using my
credit
cards
such
as Jewels in Maxi-Cash and a brand-new phone from ABC electronics.
Moreover
, I sensed some other
transaction
which is a bulk purchase of clothes worth USD 200 dollars was reflected in my
credit
card
statement which is not done by me. I
request
you help me to check the dispute
transaction
and do the needful to revise my
credit
balance as well will be appreciated. I
also
would like to
request
to enable user authentication for every single
transaction
by my
credit
card
. I
also
would like to
request
to enable user authentication for every single
transaction
by my
credit
card
to avoid fraudulent transactions in near future. I hope my
request
will be considered and rectified by the bank soon. Yours Faithfully, Maha
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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