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Chase Bank Attempted to Seize My Accounts in 2021; Just One Example of a Larger Shadow-UnBanking Practice

Account Inaccessible to protect it from unusual activity

I was locked out.

June 5, 2021: Chase Bank, without notice or cause, froze my accounts. Chase threatened to seize my funds, and forward them to the state Controller's Office.

Notification

Arrived 2 min after failed log-in

Why are they closing my account? This tells me nothing.

I couldn't access the letter, so I called Chase at Midnight. They validated my identity, and a rep quickly answered.

But not to help.????

He instructed me to find a new email message. He then read it word-for-word.

Chase freezes accounts with form letters

Chase rep refused to engage on a human level or respond to questions.

He stayed on script and reiterated my accounts were flagged, along with my phone number, nothing more.

He urged me to collect:

  • five years tax returns
  • income statements
  • business expense forms

And ordered me to report to my Chase Branch on Monday. I asked if my funds were safe.

Now frustrated, he described his authority to initiate a full account garnishment now.

I can deal with the Controller's office if I persisted.

I confess I was intimidated. I didn't know what was happening, and they had my money. I mistakenly believed I had nothing to fear. I'm a long-time customer in good standing.

That didn't matter anymore.

Coinbase notification & call

Another strange notification

"How do I know this isn't a scam?" was my first question.

Coinbase doesn't call customers. But it was legit. We discussed Chase Bank, and what to expect.

Chase notifies Coinbase when mutual customer transactions are flagged for audit. Coinbase Pro transfers over $10K fall under Chase's origin audit.

Chase meeting

Little to discuss. Instead, I sat silent while admonished that

  • $10K deposit from Coinbase triggered audit/access restrict
  • Complained they spend too much time policing crypto activity
  • Pandemic Relief Programs grant them oversight authority; includes crypto

Now satisfied that I had been put in my place, Chase reinstated access.

I left an hour later with a check for my account funds. They were genuinely stunned I closed the account.????

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Not just me

Seeing this tweet triggered a PTSD moment. I DM'd Hayden, and he described an identical experience. Hayden shared the following tweets and believes the issue goes well beyond crypto.

https://preview.redd.it/z0hf73dutjrb1.png?793&format=png&auto=webp&s=1cef2d730e8f7400cbe1fb60f905da3529ad944b

https://preview.redd.it/wvc9bko3ujrb1.png?670&format=png&auto=webp&s=e18702182ba569352e067918b4afe4110393870a

Brian Quintenz, former Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

https://preview.redd.it/5kea3aujujrb1.png?674&format=png&auto=webp&s=f56d12e5b925150e001c7171c4cb0401a4ee2dc4

Not just people in crypto.

https://preview.redd.it/jwf4mcqozjrb1.png?1236&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fc2c32d54b69d51134fa374e0f124cb7f615a14

Chase Bank freezes and strong-arms customer accounts as a business practice.

Run a Google search and find the same story played out across the nation. They do it simply because they can.

Worse yet, this practice is becoming sector wide.

These two posts are from a Facebook Group

https://preview.redd.it/snw6kjmcnqrb1.png?507&format=png&auto=webp&s=72ef7ca1b0d469cfb7ba647a3c3c497f0a6eee28

https://preview.redd.it/ftg7reydnqrb1.png?562&format=png&auto=webp&s=2b5d3ddadf15a74fece364a00554919ec9ea419a

Please be mindful of this. Protect yourself, and best of luck to you.????

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