Amazing how you can get screwed so easy. I have seven years down here and have had the same bank since day one. Last week i sold a dive tank air compressor on Corotos. The buyer deposited the two thousand dollars. I checked the ATM first and seen the deposit was made. Then just to make sure i went into the Samana branch scotiabank and asked directly to the manager if the funds had been deposited. He said yes. I explained why i needed to know that i was about to send a very expensive item on the bus to Santo Domingo and i had to know the funds were available and the fifth time i asked he turned the computer screen towards me and pointed at the funds in my account.
Two days later i had a insufficient funds in my ATM. I went directly into thee bank to see why i didnt have funds. They show me a check that was from an account closed a year ago. I said no i never accepted a check for anything.
They laughed. I sent a lawyer into the bank for a better explanation. They lied to him and said i only asked if there was a deposit made. I went through all the process to get this resolved. The police wants 10000 pesos to investigate.
It was a scam. Sure everybody is telling me i should have taken the money out of the bank to make sure it was available. You would think after seven years the manager would have admitted his mistake but nope just like everything else down here its not in them to take the blame. I now have a BHD bank account. Less two thousand bucks. AAARRGHH!!!!