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.

Dear sir, I am writing to aware you about the fraudulent transaction made using my credit

card

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last

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month. I am Ketul Shah, and I have been

along-time

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a long-time

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customer with Royal Bank of Canada

as well as

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holding a credit

card

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account with you for the

last

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three years. Ever since I never had any issues or problems with my banking. To my surprise, yesterday when I was checking my bank statements, I came across that some high-value electronic items were purchased using my credit

card

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about 15 days ago. My

card

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number is

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apply

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4569122022327896.

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, I can assure you that it was not made by me since I only use

this

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card

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to pay my insurance and loans.

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, I would request you to please look into

this

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promptly and resolve it as quickly as possible.

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, I would suggest you block

this

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card

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to avoid any

further

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misuse and issue me a new one. Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Ketul Shah

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coherence and cohesion

Make sure to start your letter with a proper greeting such as 'Dear [Bank Manager's Name]'.

task achievement

Clearly state your issue in the first paragraph to help the reader understand immediately what's wrong.

coherence and cohesion

Use separate paragraphs for each main idea to improve the flow of your letter.

task achievement

You provided a clear description of the problem with your credit card.

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The request for action is specific and clear, which is good.

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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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

166 words

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