Barclays PLC Credit Card Complaint

Barclays PLC Credit card department,

Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement New York

In 2015, - - announced that it was switching its credit card partnership from - - to -. Before the switch took place, I decided I did not want to have a new credit card and asked - - not to share my data with the new company, Barclays Bank. Nevertheless, I received a - in the mail. My details, including my Social Security Number, was given to Barclays without my authorization. Evidently this is legal. It should not be. In any case, I did not activate the card. This month, Barclays and - - fraudulently billed me $40.00 for the annual fee for a card I never activated. I have spoken to Barclays, and the supervisor says she " waived '' the fee and closed the account. Had I not caught this billing for a non-existent card, my credit score may have dropped. The Barclays ' supervisor informed me that the bank is over 300 years old and is highly reputable, however, she said, - and - had not indicated to the bank that I did not want to have a new card, so Barclays could not be blamed. I had called Barclays numerous times to complain about the


partnership from - - to -. Before the switch took place, I decided I did not want to have a new credit card and asked - - not to share my data with the new company, Barclays Bank. Nevertheless, I received a - in the mail. My details, including my Social Security Number, was given to Barclays without my authorization. Evidently this is legal. It should not be. In any case, I did not activate the card. This month, Barclays and - - fraudulently billed me $40.00 for the annual fee for a card I never activated. I have spoken to Barclays, and the supervisor says she " waived '' the fee and closed the account. It is not clear to me whether my credit score will suffer. Had I not caught this billing for a non-existent card, my credit score may have dropped. The Barclays ' supervisor told me that the bank is over 300 years old and is highly reputable, however - - and - had not indicated to the bank that I did not want to have a new card, so they were merely following up. However, the $40.00 service fee can not be attributed to any institution other than Barclays.