A CUSTOMER was bombarded with 3,000 identical letters from Barclays bank. Sylvan Mason was expecting correspondence telling her of two refunds on her account. 4 Sylvan Mason was bombarded with 3,000 identical letters from Barclays bank Credit: Louis Wood 4 Sylvan was expecting correspondence telling her of two refunds on her account Credit: Louis Wood But she didn’t expect to be inundated with thousands of the letters — all saying exactly the same thing.
Sylvan, 80, even struggled to get through her front door because of the post piled up behind it. The retired photographer was waiting for letters from Barclays — where she has banked since the age of 17 — detailing refunds of a £29.45 payment to Uber and £44 for an Uber Eats order she did not make.
But while she was out on Monday morning her doorbell camera caught the postman stuffing the first 633 envelopes through the door. Read More on Money IN A FIX The fixed energy deals CHEAPER than the price cap that could save you money NOW CUT OFF Broadband firm pulled from comparison sites after selling tactics exposed Sylvan, of Fulham, South West London, joked: “Barclays — the bank that keeps on giving. “I went out for a short walk that morning, and when I got back, I could barely open my front door.
“It took me a good ten minutes just to get inside. ‘Do not answer it’ iPhone and Android owners told over common signs you’re being hit with bank-emptying phone call scam “When I finally managed to push my wa.