Citibank Called Police On Black Singer Over $30K Check From Her Father! | TSR Investigates
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- When Los Angeles-based singer and content creator Baby Storme dropped in on a Citibank in Hollywood, all she wanted to do was deposit a $30k check she got from her father to help her with her rent. But things took a turn when she found herself surrounded by police over what the bank tellers said was an unverified check. With this incident happening just weeks after a similar incident with ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler, many people are wondering: is there a safe place to bank while Black? The Shade Room Investigates…
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When she wins her lawsuit, I hope she deposits the money into a bank that treats her with respect.
Deposit it in their bank and hope they stupid enough to do something to it. People only do what you allow them.
Which bank is that 🤣
The same bank.
Yes
I don't deal with banks ANYMORE..I.... stopped years ago.......😁
Sue them! They discriminated against you, and held you against your will. Once he locked those doors she was held hostage
She was kidnapped.
@@knightfrompa That's exactly what I was thinking.
Sue them honey enough is enough!!!!!
It was all the nose rings.
@@jonothandoeser 🤣
Yes, you're 100% correct to take it to court, so other people don't have to experience this kind of discrimination.
Folk need to bank ELSEWHERE!
As a native American sue the shit out of them . $$$$$$$$$$$$$
@@debrawilliams2781 oh shut up
@@robertb.australia.8801 I would.. Make and example out of them.
lmao
Not giving the check back is a whole other level. That's just theft.
Bull!
I worked for several banks. When does a teller make a judgment call on a check? Never! Deposit it and the customer has to wait for it to clear. Banks have a separate department for authenticating a check.
I was thinking the same thing In my day, we would refer the customer to the bank manager .
Exactly!!!!
That’s what I thought…
EXACTLY! It is not a tellers job to do that. Or even the store managers… thats what the fraud dept is for! They went way waay waaaay too far on this one.
I asking, are there parts left out from this story?
Seems to me this all could have been avoided if the bank would have made a couple of phone calls to verify the checks, this is absolutely discrimination.
Maybe they could have done that if she didnt make a scene.
@@attilamarics4808 from what I heard they were not willing to do anything for her from the start they just thought she was trying to pass a bad check.
@@angieerickson2305 I mean its on video. She cries like some animal in the entire thing.
@@attilamarics4808 white ppl make a scene all the time and get what they want. Bye
Yea banks dont do that , u gotta wait 3 days like everybody else stop sharing weird delusional people and making them famous, theres no discrimination except from her cause shes a racist darkskin
I cannot believe this. Confiscating the check should have been classified as stealing from this young lady and also locking her in the bank should be classified as false imprisonment or something.
It was definitely kidnapping
Stop being shocked! You can believe this because not only is this racist act happening to this young woman, but this racist marginalization happens EVERY DAY to Black people in Amerikkka! This very act happens to my husband and to me on a regular basis.
@@aminaaminat8378 I bank with that same bank back in the 80's an I see they are still! Discriminating against Black People with Money and that's why I withdrew all my Money from that bank.
Stealing and KIDNAPPING. These are the appropriate and legal terms. She seriously needs to seriously get a good lawyer and seriously sue. There is no easy getting around her case. She should sue the bank and the individuals involved separately to expand her income stream for it is a business opportunity now...
I think that locking her inside of the bank was criminal as well.
$30,000 check is going to be a drop in the bucket after you finish suing them. More power to you lady.
😂😅😊
It’s nice when you can call Daddy and ask for a $30,000 check🥹
Missing the point
@@donnarupert4926right! Is he in the music business too?
if they locked her in the bank and would not let her leave , that's kidnapping
Yes
so ? its kidnapping if you done this , if thay do , that is ''protection of private buissness. .
false imprisonment
Absolutely
no it’s not..that’s unlawful or illegal detention…. very wrong for them to do…
Theft, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. Sue the bank, sue the guy who locked you in, and sue the teller who wouldn't return your check.
Exactly, sue them all.
Period ! These caucuses mountain racist gonna learn today
Dam right! Sue everybody in or around that bank!
@Demerrick Booker Exactly
I mean technically all that did happen
The gentleman with the note has a point. I see people in line at the bank withdrawing large amounts and the teller counts it out nice and loud for everyone to hear. It isn't safe for the customer
Exactly! Someone could wait on them outside if they hear how much is being taken out.
Yes, that's very true! Even around tax time I whisper to teller the amount I want back. And it's not even that much money just like $1k lol but I have also written it on a piece of paper so noone could hear me. #sadbutTrue
As a bank employee I can tell you that is an outrageously stupid idea. Sliding notes to a teller is one of our biggest red flags. If your teller is counting your large withdraw in front of other customers then they need more training. But don’t be surprised if the cops are called on you for sliding a note asking for a large amount of cash. That’s just common sense. Doesn’t matter your race.
@Meg, Yea but what he should do is get the manager and talk to him about making things discrete handing the teller a note isnt very smart. My elderly roommate just got a loan and had to make it discrete with the manager so incase anyone was watching they didnt know what he was doing
@@randyjames7494 Exactly, what he should have done was have a private convo with the bank manager to do his transaction, thats what my elderly roommate just did in case anyone was watching but to hand someone a note is a big red flag, robbery anyone???
She should be happy! Citibank just gave her several years of rent!
I hope she gets paid for the embarrassment, pain and suffering she has to endure
And she requests They ALL BE FIRED!!! BUFFOONS at their finest🤑
She might be owning that bank now!
If she was that embarrassed she would have never posted it to TH-cam
@@jlmann8109it’s free to mind the business that minds you 😘
Yea because she's already being handed $30k checks but she needs to get paid. Maybe if she took all the crap out of her face she would be take more seriously, it had nothing to do with skin color.
Not only can yoh sue the bank, but you can also sue the worker's of these companies separately as individuals
waste of time on both fronts. yea you can sue the employee but what will you get? you can sue them for 2 mil but if they dont have 2 mil it wont matter. also she can sue the bank but nothing will happen. im sure there is something in their rules and regulations for customers that would get them off the hook. not saying its right just saying sueing them and winning would be incredibly costly and most likely not go anywhere. i guess you hope for aa settlement but thats the only chance you got
@@zesolodar nowhere near the truth what you just said. 🤦🏾♂️
Uneducated!!
Us black folks can't never get a break....y'all bought us here and still mad we're here but we're suffering more than yall
And she should
So they confiscate the check, lock her in, humiliate her.
Even though she had proof of her account 🤦
Absolutely ridiculous
Latino’s are a trip 🤮
I said what I said
She had her ID & her passport too!
Cancel your account with this bank
She didn’t say she had an account there
@@nikkiward1715No way you think she was trying to cash a $30k check? She clearly was trying to deposit it into her account.
Like that's a big deal!
@@thingsilove18And you know this because you consulted your crystal ball?
This is why we as black people need our own banks, hospitals, schools, hospitals, restaurants, black beauty supplies, nail salons, hair shops, etc .. let me explain to the people that's having hard times with comprehending the message. I am not insinuating segregation. The message is about generational wealth and supporting our people we are indigenous to this land we should have more than what we do wake up folks read in between the lines if you don't understand I cannot help you furthermore.
there is already black own bank
Exactly...i will never let white racism stop me..
Yeah and when we try to do our own thing we get decimated like Tusla Oklahoma.
where i live in Baltimore City there is 1 owned all black hair shop and there are still colleges that accept ONLY BLACK STUDENTS and one college that accepts all WHITE STUDENTS
That would just create more of a wall between the races if that happened then people might try to take it further where they would have there own government president and then all hell would break loose
They had no right to lock her in the bank that’s False imprisonment. (1) Any person who knowingly confines or detains another without the other's consent and without proper legal authority commits false imprisonment.
That sounds absolutely right, at least ethically. Lawyers might not agree, I do. Good take.
I hope she get some millions for this. It's embarrassing that this stuff still happens
@@erniemathews5085 huh it's not what lawyers think or agree with it's the law and they violated it. Look it up..
They all need to be put in jail.
It's actually kidnapping
Police need to stop responding to banks for people trying to cash a check, instead the bank should just refuse the check and everyone moves on. Cashing a check is not against the law and until there is solid evidence a law has been broken the police should not detain anyone.
Exactly. Then withdraw her money. I would have said give me my check and bounce. Too much stress.
No telling what the teller told police to get them there
The bank charges fees on your account regularly. They better accept the damn check. Who do they think they are to charge you money then play god and make decisions about your account. A teller isn't a bank amyway. They cant make decisions like that.
Wrong!
@@jacquelyndavis6493 Indeed. She needs to request the call record. SMH
All that had to be done is to verify the funds. They did not want to. Sue the hell out of them.
As a former lead teller for a corporate bank branch, I have to say this was handled deplorably. There are MANY ways to verify a check if you are depositing it without going through all of that. Absolutely ridiculous and embarrassing. I hope this young queen and her father get justice.
Exactly. All banks have a three to five day hold on checks. That gives that institution enough time to complete due diligence in verifying the check. They could have also gain her as a member of the bank if she wasn't already a member. They dropped the ball.
Straight up I work for BOA they literally could’ve called the fraud department to verify
Sue these people
unbelievable!
They know that.. it wasn’t about verifying it…it was about their inner evil and the inability to keep it under wraps.
makes me angry that ANYONE is being treated that way....Sue the shit outta them
former bank employee here: verification process is just one phone call to the bank and then given the account number to the teller then that teller would say funds available or funds not available.
Is that for any size check? Would that be the only verification needed for a 30k check? No verification with the owner of the account that it was accualy from that person?
@@MrSinEon yes that’s for any size check. I would call the account owner to confirm the check is theirs if I thought the bank was fraudulent. I used to cash checks for a business and they started printing paychecks on old check stock so I called to confirm that they issued those checks bc they were different than usual. I’ve also called to let them know if the account number was listed wrong on the check. And I’ve called financial institutions to confirm funds on a check drawn on their bank, and even then I still might put a hold on it. But I would communicate what I’m doing to the customer at every step and why I’m doing it. I would never be like “Hmm this check looks suspicious. I’m going to keep it and not give it back.”
@@butterflybrenda6558 That last part is very odd.
@@MrSinEon doesn't matter what has to be done. police shouldn't be called
@@GunsNGames248 you sould never call the cop if you suspect a crime?
I also think she needs to press charges for kidnapping when they locked those doors on her and told her she had to wait for the police. This is ridiculous. I hope her family removes all their funds out of Citibank and uses another bank who will treat them with respect. Banks would be nothing without our money. They seem to forget that.
She could definitely get them for false imprisonment, but most likely not for kidnapping, as in most states they would have to physically move her against her will, 1-2 feet in any direction, which is the only shitty thing they didn't do!!! She should definitely press charges and sue, sue, SUE!!!!
I i@@carriemartinez2933
That's ridiculous! This teller should be fired. If you go to a bank with a check for a large amount the teller will tell you that the cheque will be held for a few days, but you can have a portion of it right away. To lock a customer in a bank because they are trying to deposit a large cheque and calling the police - is stunning. Sue them!
She also stated, It was because she was videoing the shenanigans of her non-transaction that's also why they felt to contain her. She definitely needs to pave the way for this next generation of young prominent black people of today's world. How we look like in other ethnicities EYES is mind blowing 🤯 🤔 😐 😒
She did her job, and the bank did proper procedure when someone comes in with a personal check from another person's account, especially when they want to cash the check. Not discrimination to protect from possible fraud. How do any of you know what race the teller was?
@@edwardsmith5650 That’s not the teller’s job, the bank has a whole other department for fraud.
@@edwardsmith5650 Also stealing 30,000 is illegal and so is false imprisonment
I’m white, 56 years old, married to a white man. It breaks my heart and I can’t believe in this day and age that this still happens to HUMANS!!! Just really sad and I am just sick of it.
God bless you. thankyou
It never stopped. Thank God l don't live in amerikkka
If the bank doesn’t cash your check, withdraw every penny deposited in their bank out immediately. And pay them dust as you walk out!!!!!
Why assume that this is somthing that is based on her skin color? And not just as the bank employe say they cant help her with that check. I dont work at a bank and have never used them, but i guess that the bank have to verify it in some way and it migh be soo that they cant do it. If you assume racism you see it everywhere even if its not the reality.
In the same way if your default is that its not racism you are going to miss it.
Keep an open mind and not assume without proof
@@MrSinEon You're unbelievable. Have you you not seen the video yourself? Why was the police called? Why was she locked in the bank? Why was her cheque confiscated and not everyone else's? Bro, slap your brains to get right.
You know what's amazing about this story as well is a Citibank themselves just completed a 10-year study on how the American banking system have cost themselves billions of dollars by devaluing black money.
They literally called out other banks for doing what they just did to this girl. Sue the hell out of them
The same thing happened to me at public service credit UNION in oak park michigan. For 3646 dollars. They said my check was fraudulent and the manager keep it. Never heard about it again. And she's moved to another branch.
I closed my account with CITIBANK because the way they work and treat their customers is uncalled for. I hope and pray this girl sues the hell out of them. The manager and teller seem to think this behavior is acceptable and its not.
This is ridiculous. The banks security services can hold the check and check it within3-7 business days. This should not be happening!!!!
This video is nonsnese. He talks about unrelated stuff and act like they mean anything in this case. The former bankteller does the same, he even brings up unrelated citi bank policy and act like it is relevant somehow. The tiktoker did the same thing. This whole nonsense is just stupid.
@@attilamarics4808 sorry that you missed understood what was going on... but the "tic toc'er" spoke upon what they could've done besides call the police....also the "interviewer" speaks on other "black people" that has been through similar experiences..... so I'm not seeing how you're not getting any of this. .... or how it's all related to the previous matter at hand ....hope this helps you a little more...... also excuse my typing
@@fyereddthepisces6108 If they suspect its a possibly fraud, then why shouldnt they call the police?
@@attilamarics4808 I guess ignorance is bliss nowadays. Calling the police for what? They don't handle white collar crimes like that. If its suspected fraud then they keep the check and send it to their fraud dept. I worked in the banking industry for 10 years and you can call to have the check verified. Also, when I received a check from a secret shopper company I suspected it was fake. I decided to go to Wells Fargo to cash the check. They called a manager as I suspected and told me the check was fraud. There were actual things on the ck that someone in banking may detect thar everyday people would not. The manager thanked me for bringing in the check, & the envelope. It was confiscated it and sent it to their fraud dept. This case went totally left for no reason. The only reason I see is because racial profiling/ banking while black.
@@christinedavis5050 But in this case if its fraud then she is the fraudster.
I’m happy she decided to “Sue” this bank because she needs to show them better than she can tell them! The nerve to lock her inside, I hope the 2 involved were terminated🤬
Yeah... after she cused and threatened rhem they called the police. She looks like she on DRUGS.
I hate that this happened to her. I pray that she receives everything that's due to her. Also, I love how Justin reports.
Nothing is DUE .the bank was trying to prevent money loss .PERIOD
Don't worry, God will deliver judgement for her sins
@@glxskyiscool9990 do you even know what you're talking about smh NO!
@@glxskyiscool9990 says the racist trying to justify racism.
Banking at Citibank was her first mistake
Thank God I'm European.
@@frankdenardo8684I agree with your statement, stay away from the US
@billyb6818 My ancestors came from Europe. My great-grandmother was from Sicily, and my great-grandfather was from mainland Italy 🇮🇹. I was referring to the fact that a person who is of European ancestry is never singled out.
@@frankdenardo8684 do you remember the holocaust?
@@frankdenardo8684 to say never is naive, and you are too old to be naive. Europeans have been one of the most targeted in history, I guess we just don’t cry and hold onto it as much
Considering that checks can be deposited digitally with a photo of the check and could be typically verified within 48 hours, coupled with the fact that they locked her in the bank, criminal charges of kidnapping should have been brought against the responsible bank employees, as well as a nice lawsuit to be brought against the bank.
$30,000 checks are not depositble in your phone app, that you have to do in person as per federal law. They need a fingerprint on the check along with ID # for verification on anything over $10,000. Thank Warlord Bush for passing the "anti-terror" laws for that.
@@rockhaze I know $10k is the threshold. My point is that check verification is a quick process with current technology. There is never a need to call police due to doubt about check authenticity.
@@icemancometh1621 It's not about the technology, Iceman, which is the entire point I made. Transactions over 10k have to go through extra processes OTHER THAN VERIFICATION before funds can be made available. This is yet again due to the laws Bush passed for anti-terrorism. I used to work as a manager at a bank when I was in college, i remember these transactions taking up to over a week at times. Had less to do with tech and more to do with bureaucracy.
The call to the police was made because two other branches of Chase had reported that there is a woman going around fraudulent trying to cash checks, that's why this Chase branch called the cops on her from the get-go. They already knew. This is standard practice in a bank and I myself had 1-2 patrons in my time that would come in and we had to call the authorities for the same reason. One we had an alert for before he came in.
Relax, everything happened as it was supposed to. No dolphins get harmed in the process.
@@rockhaze How do you know a woman was trying to cash fraudulent checks at a Chase bank?
@@rockhaze I work in a bank, this not standard practice a reg cc hold is usually applied when they believe its fraud.
I deposited a $15K check and after they got two employees to quietly “verify” it, I was afraid they would call the cops. Constantly feeling scared when you aren’t even breaking the law and worked hard for that check. Being Black in America :)
Her story different, she was cashing check not depositing
Sorry you had that experience, it is really scary with what's going on.
@@leonsterling5918 she was depositing.
ISSA QUEEN
£15 Gs??
What are you, a drug dealer? 🤣🤣🤣
Just playing around.
Send some money my way, ok?
Love you, bye!
I deposited one and they kept it closed the account and sent it back 5 week process
she needs to take all her money out!..
and then sue!. that way she never has to worry about her rent again!
Yea thats what she was trying to dp the entire time.she KNEW the bank was just doing there job but she put on this huge production so she could get clout and try and sue
Her Dad needs to take all his money out!
@@glxskyiscool9990 u a clown
@@glxskyiscool9990 something will get u
@@glxskyiscool9990 No that is not what happened. The teller could have verified the check easily. Especially since the check was drawn on an account from that bank. Also since they ended up releasing the check back to her. Why was she able to take it to another Citibank the next day and get her transaction completed with no problem? You do realize that you are not only as racist as that teller. But you are also showing how ignorant you are about how banks work.
This is so disgusting for this situation to happen to any hardworking black person at all in 2021. I pray she sues "Citi Bank and wins.
When Anything happens to black folks, its cuz "they're black" and everyone else is racist. if the same thing happens to anyone else, well, thats just the way it is.
That 30k just quadrupled. Be sure to send a thank you note after you win your lawsuit 💯
If she wins its the dumest thing I have heard no racism here
@@MrSinEon Awww you and the other racist are mad about that huh?😿
@@thecosmicchild8947 not mad but sad that somthing that I dont think is race based is treated like it is racism. Like the lie about border patrols using whips.
But if it is proven to accualy be racist then yes fire the assholes and let the bank pay a hefty fine but just this video is no prof of racism at least for me who knows almost nothing about how banking in america works. Maby im to naive about how racist america accualy is but i have seen soo many claims of racism that have other explanasions that im not willing to accept somthing as racist just because someone claims it to be racism and not just an missunderstsnding from a person that wants to see racism everywhere just to be able to claim victimhood.
@@MrSinEon it was. They did to much. Deposit the check if it’s fake it will be returned if not it goes through. This doesn’t sound like that happened at all. She will win.
😄😄😄😄😄that would be the icey on the cake. THANK YOU!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$¢.
This happened to me once when I tried to deposit $500 cash into my sister's bank account when she lost her job.. I guess they thought it was some sort of drug payoff. Needless to say, I will no longer do business with Citibank..
Boycott Citibank
thats not even a lot of money
@@Dagnysviewin todays day in age when everything is expensive. 500 is alot to people stuck in poverty.
@@GeneralHawk505 I meant it's not enough for the bank to assume drug money.
They should arrest the bank employees for false imprisonment.
The tellers should be charged with a crime! That was straight up false imprisonment. They locked her in the bank!
No they didnt. You can hear him In the video say theyre all unlocked
@@ayten3617 lol but they told her she can't leave either cos they called THE POLICE so....I mean if she tried they would have tackled her to the ground let's be honest. They could also have been lying. Let's be honest, they were racist af and absolutely had no intention of letting her leave
@@lizxu322 Yeah let's be honest because nobody told her she couldn't leave. Wait for the cops yes but that she couldn't leave, no.
@@1ofyouforme they had her Check!! You expected her to leave without the damn check! How do y’all sound? Talking about “let be honest” they held her Hostage PERIOD.
@@1ofyouforme telling her she had to stay till the cops came was exactly telling her she couldn't leave.
Yes!!! Sue them... please... they need to stop this nonsense 😤
Sue the fuck outta them ,hey god is good ,now you might be a rich black woman
I find it astounding how immigrants to this country feel justified in expressing their disdain for BLACK AMERICANS who are American born.
We suffer the same here in SA and they are quick to cry Xenophobia when we express our views
many have the perspective of
"I worked my way up from nothing! why can't these black people do what I did? they are so entitled!"
ignoring history and the countless times we did, just to be bombed.
us public education plays a role too. slavery ended during and because of WWII and not in the 1800's like they claim. mlk had a disapproval rating in the 60%s in the year 1969. white America hated him.
Immigrants acting like this are delusional. I'm not American but I've always been shocked and disgusted by how these immigrants be acting and talking to y'all
That's that model minority superiority complex - I'm looking at you Asians, Desi, and Latinos ..oh yes I am.
Its hilarious
This is ridiculous. You don't keep the checks, just the counterfeit cash. I've been in banking 17 years. You deposit the check and then back office begins their investigation while the check is on hold. None of this was normal and I hope they lose their job. It's not the bank, it's the staff. Treat Everyone the SAME. Follow the Procedure. That's why it's there.
My attorney would LOVE to take on this case. Please keep suing them. Take ALL they have. It's been happening a lot lately to people of color. As for the teller and security for not doing their job correctly, they should be hit with termination.
I may need help with suing my former college
17 Trillion dollars of wealth in the U.S lost due to racism. Studies done by the bank. The number keeps increasing.
Illegal Imprisonment by bank security and management. $30k? I would go 4 jury trial 3 million. Go 4 it!!!! Please 😎
Nah 3mil not enough
@@suzettelawes2104 how much would u suggest? Also does anyone know how long a trial like this will take to resolve?
Personal checks do have to be verified but they deposit it and give you credit up to your personal daily limit and then deposit the rest once it clears. This was not protocol
The original poster left out a few critical details, her father had an account with Citibank, she did not. He wrote her the 30K check, she did not go there to deposit the check, she wanted them to cash the check. Now Citibank could have handled this better but they do have an obligation to protect their customers!
I've given several thousand to my kids over the last few years but I can't say I've written a check in a lot longer than that, I transfer it electronically into their accounts myself and it only takes a couple minutes and it is available the same day to them.
Been a member of Citibank for about 10 years.will be closing my account #over it this is insane
I just saw a UFO in my garden.
She needs an attorney because they discriminated against her and they unlawfully detained her!
That's kidnapping. Most banks would deposit the check and could hold it for five days on large deposits.
Kidnapping??? I don't think you know what that means
@@jacobboyington6606 Depending on the state in which you live as well as the prosecutors office you may get a charge of kidnapping for false imprisonment.
I hope her suit includes false imprisonment, as they locked her inside the bank, before eventually releasing her. What disgraceful conduct. No way the bank will take this one to trial, as it’ll just cause more bad publicity and they know they’ll lose.
And I would have pulled every cent out of that bank, closed the acct, got the case number and contacted an attorney to file a lawsuit asap
As a former Citibank teller, my opinion on the person is irrelevant, if they are cashing a large check, there are proceeders to take, placing the hold, etc. Calling the originating bank should have been done, but that’s about it. She had all the info necessary. What other problem COULD there have been? Except BIAS. Shameful! Take care of this Citibank! And I mean immediately!
The problem was that she wanted them to hand her 30k right that second. Banks don't do that. They verify the cheque and clear it. They don't just take your word for it.
They still kept her check.
@@hotcrazycatladyme168 why are you lying? She was depositing the check into her Citi Bank account. Stop lying to pass a false narrative. It's in the goddamn title of the video she was depositing the check.
It was closing time in Los Angeles, so banks in the other time zones were closed. I wonder if by "confiscating" the check, was it actually a deposit hold? I've had to wait five days for $50K to clear but my credit union fronted me 10%.
@@chriscooks5437 That is not how a hold works. They take the check, give you a receipt for the deposit transaction and tell you the funds will be available in x number of days. They complete the transaction on their end and then wait for the transaction to be completed from the providing bank.
They cannot take your check and refuse to use it as part of a transaction Unless they are claiming fraud or theft or something else, but even so, they had all the avaialble information to make the transaction and check for fraud down the line. No reason at all to confiscate the check without completing the transaction. I've had money deposited and it took 3 days to be available for use, but I could look at the transaction history and it showed my deposit, and the notation "PENDING". My Bank balance was still the lower amount before the deposit and once it cleared my balance reflected the full amount.
Bankers are not cops or judges or lawyers, they ought not be doing this crap. they have a fraud department that handles it. If you don't have an account with the bank they ask for ID and/Or fingerprint for the records just for this reason. She had an account with this bank, there was no reason to treat her like that as she was already an established customer.
The reason why he had a note is because tellers are known to broadcast the transaction. There were several instances where tellers broadcasted and counted the money back loudly. The customer leaves and gets robbed at home or out on the street.
True, I don't pass the teller a note, but I do tell them to please be discreet with my transaction.
This makes me so sad. There was so many ways this could’ve been handled. I hope she gets the justice she deserves.
I haven't walked into a bank in 10 yrs. I use online banking and upload all my checks, even large commission checks. I refuse to deal with this crap. Same with buying makeup. I used to get followed all around Sephora, now I shop online for just about everything.
Something I've noticed about Sephora is that they'll always have limited (to zero) inventory for makeup that's for ebony skin tones. I noticed this pattern with Lancome foundation, Fenty concealer, and Anastasia brow definer. I'd ask them when they plan to restock, they'd say "next week", I come back and it's not there - the cycle repeats three times till I give up. I don't think this is a coincidence. And I get followed as well..by the black security guard. Go figure.
I do to! I at first thought, is not going into the store, giving it to them? Then I thought, No, just let them have it! My peace of mind is more important! Sooner or later, it will hit them in the pocket when they have to close those brick and mortars...... I also stay clear of most restaurants! They are not getting my money either with their racist, elitist behavior.
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Exactly
@@DancingDeity ever thought it sale out fast because there’s so little products of quality on the market ? Everything isn’t a racist act
Wonderful Father she has ❤️…Having her rent paid for a year is a Huge Support System for her to follow her dreams.
Yesssssssss👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Citibank does this to literally every black person that has money! They need to be held accountable and they need to change their policies
I would’ve just called me dad on speaker right in front of them, and also I would’ve took a picture of the check as well for my keeping. But this is so sad! Definitely they saw a black women, color hair & piercings and so forth. It’s disgusting treatment for no reason. Stop judging
And the bank have no idea if you call your dad or any other person that is in on a scam. I dont think it was a scam in this case but the bank dont know of it is or not
Naw actually it has nothing to do with the skin color of somebody as always darkskins are using skin color for everything , literally every bank has to verify a check over a certain amount its pretty much common sense or else everybody will be scamming banks , when i deposit checks over 2,000 dollars it has to get verified , and she could’ve literally just used her bank app to deposit the check its not that hard , also every bank keeps the check same if you deposit it into the atm
Also her dad can’t verify a check lmfao not even another bank can theres a system in place to verify checks,
Exactly she had other options on how to handle this.but she chose the dramatic route so as to make a tic toc
@ZRO Waist before she gave it to them. I scan all checks in my notes
I sure hope she doesn’t allow them to “kiss her ass”, play the let’s be friends and settle for an Insignificant amount. HOPEFULLY this doesn’t go down like that. Make them feel it within their client’s base, in the media and economically.
a settlement is the only chance she would have to get anything. im sure there are rules and regulations they have spelled out in contracts for opening accounts (not saying its enforced correctly) ect.. that they hold people to. if its in their rules they have the right to determine or procedures to verify a check nothing will happen. not saying i agree with the practice on the banks behalf
Amen. Use what u got so they don’t do it to any of us. That should be a big hostage taking charge also..
About time for us to start saying something about this.
Right it’s sad we’re still having to fight in 2022 for fairness in this country.
Yall been saying enouph for long enouph.this lady created the situation just like all the other black tic toc creaters that create situations in public
@James Price exactly...the bank would not have done all that for no reason.the guy stated it was cuz the back was rubbed off.and she started ranting about being black so she could make it racial.just like all the other black yutube creaters who make situations like this constantly just to get clicks and comments.
@@Chereesememories its UNFAIR to have to be verified when its 30 grand??!!! Just look at the fights yall pick.my grandma always told me to pick your battles wisly.seems like advice somone forgot to give to yall.
Doing something about it we have to take action.
That be some black-on-black discrimination there at the Bank of America in Atlanta. Crying shame.
I couldn't be more opposite than this beautiful, young, black American. I'm old, ugly and white. But I feel such pain at the hateful, criminal and prejudicial actions of CitiBank against her, and others like her. I'm so sorry she had to endure even a moment of such prejudicial thoughts and actions. I will never do business with this bank. Ever! We need to keep working on the twisted mindsets that exist in the American culture. We must all stand up to racism, because what hurts one, hurts us all. Bless her for keeping poise and dignity while dealing with such ignorant people.
Just say you're Jewish and save us some reading.
The world needs more people like you..
You’re right but you don’t have to shit on yourself lol
@@robertdog I love finding absolutely based bros on random comments.
@@mikenite8869 My comment about who commits the most financial fraud per capita has been removed. Yas Queen!
It literally broke my heart to see this baby crying. I honestly felt her pain. And for people to honestly believe racism doesn't exist??? I just can't!
Just going back and forth with a black man about this smh. Literally telling me racism isn't as bad as we make it seem damn fool.
@@willjackson4354 Exactly!!! Unfortunately, fools will remain just that because they refuse to open their minds and hearts to see how it truly affects those it is against, regardless of color. Another black guy told me that it's impossible for black people to be racist and I couldn't change their mind even with the LITERAL definition of racist in my response... Smdh🤦🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️
@@chandrabrown1622 smh so many lost people out here.
@@chandrabrown1622 we can be racist lol better argument is we can't be oppressors.
@@willjackson4354 💯💯💯 Thank you!!! 🤣😂
Sue and save the $30,000 for a raining day.
You can't sue a bank for an instance like this. She walked in with a $30,000 personal check and asked for cash.... If you knew anything about checks then you would understand that checks of this size are almost never written in personal checks, Rather they're written in certified checks or money orders.
. This has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with reality.
Not to mention the bank tellers are Hispanic. Stop manufacturing racism.
Rainy day 😉
@@dawniebee946 😂😂♥️
Citibank better fire all those staff from the manager down.
That is sad. Well I definitely will NEVER do any business with Citibank. Baby Storm. Thank you for sharing and I am so sorry that happen to you
This is ongoing and people who feel they should treat us like this should be held accountable. Damn shame...
That are. You just don't see it. I have. Racist are in for one hell of a very RUDE awakening in the next life. That angel is a blk male. He ain't friends with anyone. They'll get what's coming to them. Ain't no running from heaven. And hell always ready to collect dark souls.
😢😢😢 that’s beyond discrimination, that’s harassment, poor baby girl. Sorry you had to deal with this. They literally locked you in the bank smh nothing less than traumatizing!
That's false imprisonment!! that's a gigantic lawsuit!
I’ve gone to deposit a $20k check and my bank explained that because the check was so large it was gonna take a few days before I would have access to it because they needed to verify that it was legit. Which was totally understandable.
Deposited it waited until the hold was released and we were all good.
Why else would this happen to her other than her appearance.
Same.
Lists of bank crimes: Racism, false imprisonment and more. Criminal acts by customer...ZERO.
Bank need to be banned form making such checks for one year, and if this leads to the bank suffering a financial loss, they can repaly this video and say well YOU and only you, could have avoided this by NOT doing what we see here.
Sue the Bastards.
So far, you've got :-
False arrest, False imprisonment, Kidnapping and I'm
sure your lawyer can come up with a few more.
It's a slam dunk.
Don't settle.
GO TO COURT on this one.
I went thru the same situation here in Austin, Tx back in June of 2017 with Bank of America when I went to draw out of my account for $63k that I needed to buy for my sports bar and billiards place I and my business partner were going to open. They said at first that they didn't have the money at this location and that I would have to wait until the next day. I told them that that was not acceptable and that I needed it today to buy equipment for my business. Then they called the police on me and my business partner and when we talked to the police on what happened they told the bank wheres the problem? The police said given them their monies because we don't see they did anything wrong. 25 minutes later we had our $63k. Then my business partner got the bank manager and closed out his account of 5yrs and $240k. The bank manager tried hard to make amends but no deal said my business partner. We left with all our monies and got a credit union instead to save our monies. Lesson learned that any and All banks are Corrupt!⚠️😑👍
I can't believe you got that much money that quickly. I have to give my bank a weeks notice to take out over $10k and only the regional manager is allowed to give me large amounts.
There was a story about one or two years ago story about a boss that had to go to a bank and ask then why his black employee was the only one having a hard time cashing his check when the other 10 employees don't get questioned
I am so sorry this happened to you! It’s infuriating that people black people are still going through this! Hit them in the pockets because it’s the only language they seem to understand.
We need to hold these banks accountable or stop banking there all together
I can’t tell u how many times I’ve been treated like shit at banks. More times than I can count. I remember one time this lady said “Idc if god himself wrote that check ur not cashing it today”
Wow that’s crazy
These are the kinds of people you want to be a fly on the wall for when they finally do talk to God. SMH
@@joiil4814 exactly
And that might be because the bank cant varify the check
@@MrSinEon well now it seems the check was INDEED REAL. So what now? What’s the reason? WHAT WAS THE REASON?
Sue the hell out them
Discrimination happens to a lot of people of color. The bank representative at Citizens Bank didn't want to help my mom who is Latina take out a credit card just because. She didn't even checked the system to see if she is qualified, she just dismissed her. When my mom went to another bank, that representative said she qualified for it. Funny thing the first rep was a minority herself.
congratulations to her! This is going to turn out to be a much bigger check in her hands after this is all through! Although that bank is not going to be the ones to cash it. I wonder if she is a member of that bank, or if she is trying to cash it at the bank that is on the top of the check her father wrote her?
Sue the racism outta they ass babygirl!!!!!!!!
Investirgation is made of every check over 10k no racism here
@@MrSinEon but they shut her in the bank and called the police on her. Okay whatever you say. 🙄😒🤦🏾♀️
@@Lauderrellethe bank was closing that was why the bank was closing she was not locket in. The cops was called because the check was suspicius. Not suspicius because she was black and also it cant be racist when the bank teller was not white. Because from what i have heard so many times only whites can be racist
@@MrSinEon 😶🌫️ okay, Gustav.
@@Lauderrelle soo you mean the bank was not closing?
I remember watching a video about a black man that tried to cash a check, the bank thought the check was fraudulent and refused to cash it. The black man sued and won. He went to deposit his winnings at another bank that refused to deposit it, because they didn't believe it was real. He sued them too, and won. Keep on gettin' that money.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey had encouraged black people to have their own Bank, Shipping Lines etc. It is us who don't support our own people and continue to give our money to other people who have no respect for us and for the contribution we make to development of their countries across the world
Get'em girl! All the cards are in YOUR hand!
When will we learn you can be Jay-Z and Beyonce and STILL bre disrespected THEY HATE US
They hate us but try to be like us at the same time. It's RIDICULOUS..
@@INDIGO.GODDESS_573 💯💯🔥💙
@@INDIGO.GODDESS_573 Who are "they"?
@@dawniebee946 YOU 😶😶
Hated Our God First... And the Originals
They tell you to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. Once you do they get upset.
I truly hope that she and her dad withdraw all their money from that bank and sue them for what they did to her.
The chick and the manager who called the cops and kept her check needs to be called out and Fired for their ignorance
The fact that the guy was foreign, that was detaining her is outrageous. I can't believe that they would not even pick up the phone and just call the person that wrote the check. The employee should be fired because of his own personal feelings towards people of color if this is not their belief, he should be let go and she should be awarded damages for humiliation and discrimination. That 30 is about to be 3 million.
Non black foreigners can be racist as well. Especially because of americas SYSTEMIC racial problems. But a lot of foreigners also have distain for and discriminate against Americans in general. Some of those kind of people sorry as hell.
@@alexanderbmcbride yes this is a very common issue because they feel that if they could make it, then black Americans are lazy and complain for no reason. this is because the us has done a great job at covering up it's history.
for example slavery ended because of and during WWII and not during the 1800s. and 2/3 of Americans disapproved of mlk when polled in 1969.
edit: the channel "knowing better" has a great video about the slavery but, "neo slavery"
Those places are even more racist. You should see the news in those countries and how they treat black people that are there.
That's a serious crime, banking while black.
Totally disgusted with Citibank on how they treated this beautiful young lady. That bank employees need to be held accountable for their actions. God bless you beautiful 😍
I Always say, " Go where you're Celebrated, not where you're tolerated". You would be surprised how many of our people who continue to seek Validation. #2022stillseekingvalidation
Bank tellers loves to talk your personal information out loud, my husband is always telling they don’t ask me no questions about his deposits. They question checks or cash. I always think they are trying to set me up because they never ask the OTHERs any questions not even the shady people.
Sue, Boycott and nationally televise this putting Citibank and Bank of America on BLAST🙌🏾
The bank: "We HAVE spoken with Janice Mofus and are working closely with her to resolve this issue in question.
Me: Why the hell didn't they work with her initially so that it would have never became an issue? Enjoy that lawsuit!
Nothing but God and her humble spirit allowed her to stay calm and direct her energy to stay focused on what REALLY went wrong!🙏
She was not calm at all.and when the man explained WHY they had to verify the large amount of money she ignored him and started shouting about being black.
Especially since she is recording and didn't want to look more foolish.
She was humble enough. I mean you would have somewhat of anger to the people (she is human) But kept a great composer for the most part..
It does not matter how long, if you detain someone against there will and you are not the police, it is kidnapping!
😮🙀😠😡🤬😎 Sue that bank for kidnapping and discrimination.
I’m so sick of these banks and discrimination