"john boyle" wrote
I'd much rather trust something on bank stationery with a (possibly) forged signature, to a counter girl saying: "yep OK!".
For the counter staff to go to all the trouble of preparing a bogus letter, on stolen bank stationery, with a forged signature, would require some higher level of intent than just saying "yep" to get yet another customer off the phone, so she can go back to painting her nails...
"john boyle" wrote
What, laughing at the bank will make them cough up? Must remember to try that one ... !!