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 statement

Dear Sir, I am writing

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letter to express my concerns regarding the credit card transactions that I did not make. My name is Amarpreet Singh, and I live

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2400 Moonlight

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, Pickering, Ontario.I have been a loyal customer of your establishment for the

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six years. I have recently received a bank statement, and there are several

transaction

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that are not legitimate. Since I am on vacation, I have not used my credit card at all.

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, the statement lists several

unauthorise

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unauthorised

purchases

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, including

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motarbike

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motobike

and furniture valued at six thousand dollars.

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, there are

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a few transactions that

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in the local market of Pickering, which I did not authorise. I would like you to

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thoroughly

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bank statement and refund incorrect charges. I

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urge you to conduct an investigation into these

fraudlent trasactions

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fraudulent transactions

and block my credit card until

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matter is resolved. I would greatly appreciate your prompt attention to

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matter, and I look forward to a positive outcome. Yours sincerely, Amarpreet Singh

amarbatth367

Sep 23, 2025

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structure

Use a new line for each idea. Put the intro, the problem, and the fix in its own short paragraph.

language

Check spell and grammar. Words like unauthorised, fraudulent, and motorcycle should be clear and correct.

content

Be exact with facts like dates, places, and amounts to help the bank check.

tone

Keep a polite tone and short, clear sentences to make the letter easy to read.

format

Good greeting and closing.

tone

Formal tone is used for most of the letter.

content

The letter says what the bank should do (investigate and refund).

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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: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

174 words

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