Egg bills the dead

Deepest condolences, now here's your balance...

NEWS Online bank Egg has posted a letter to a dead customer that began 'Dear Mrs Deceased.' The bank blamed the mistake on a clerical error and said an employee had entered the woman's deceased status in the wrong field on a form The letter was intended for the dead women's husband who was closing her account with the bank. Egg said it had apologised to the live customer.

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