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Baby Storme, a musician and popular TikToker based in Los Angeles, has just lived through an awful experience. The woman entered her local branch of Citibank, where she has been a customer for about five years, with a $30k check her father sent to help cover her rent for the year.
While depositing the check was supposed to be a smooth and standard procedure, it quickly turned into a deeply troubling situation. You see, the teller who was handling the transaction proceeded to question the authenticity of the check, ended up confiscating it, and refusing to give it back.
Well, Storme had nothing to hide and offered to call her father or any other person they need to verify the check. But she quickly realized she was experiencing racial profiling firsthand. She decided to record the staff’s behavior and was appalled by the actions that followed next. She posted a series of videos that have gone viral, so take a look below to find out how the story unfolded.
Baby Storme, a musician and popular TikToker based in Los Angeles, was in tears after she got racially profiled at Citibank
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When she tried to deposit a $30k check her father sent her for rent, the teller confiscated it and wouldn’t give it back
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Nona Wolf Nona Wolf Community Member Follow
Something fishy about this story:1 - Checks have the routing number already printed on them... why would she tell the cashier to call her dad and get the routing number?2 - You can't "just go somewhere else" to cash a check. You need to have an account there. How many bank accounts does this girl have?3 - Checks are verified by automated systems that scan the account # and routing #4 - When you deposit a check into your account, the bank will hold most if not all of the funds until the check clears. Usually a day or 2. No bank will just fork over the money - there is always a wait time for large amounts.5 - No bank calls for a prison style lock down of the entire building when they doubt the authenticity of the check. The don't have to - if the check is bad, they will simply not deposit the money in your accountSorry gang - this whole thing sounds like a desperate publicity stunt. I call b******t.PS, I'm black and spent 9 years in the finance industry. This is not about race.
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Enna S Enna S Community Member Follow
You're spot-on. The video of the interaction used to be posted, but she took it down because people saw how in the wrong she really was. Here's what I remember. 1) She absolutely did ask to "cash" a $30,000 personal check. 2) The teller told her that they would have to "hold it" NOT "confiscate it" until the funds cleared. 3) The security gate was closed because it was 5 p.m. and they were closing for the day. 4) The only said that they would call the authorities when she refused to leave. 5) Of course a bank isn't stoked about her filming in there -- that's a huge security flag and can eff with their insurance.
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StayClassy StayClassy Community Member Follow
ooo... Imma need a followup on this one. I hope she gets jillions of dollars!
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Billy Batson Billy Batson Community Member Follow
For what? Coming up with a fake story? Sorry, but she's just ridiculous and it had nothing to do with race. No bank is going to let someone cash a $30k check that they can't verify. It also doesn't make sense that her dad wouldn't write the check to the landlord and that the landlord would accept $30k in cash.
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DrNefariousMcFarious DrNefariousMcFarious Community Member Follow
I feel like Bored Panda missed posting parts of the story, I feel like there is more. Also the person should have no problem depositing a check. They hold all checks over 1k for ten days usually. You cannot immediately withdraw, is it possible she misunderstood the "hold" part
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Serendipity911 Serendipity911 Community Member Follow
She wasn't trying to withdraw. She was trying to cash her check. Yes, they can say it is suspicious and report you to the IRS or refuse to cash the check. However, they can't confiscate the check and lock you inside.
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Nona Wolf Nona Wolf Community Member Follow
Something fishy about this story:1 - Checks have the routing number already printed on them... why would she tell the cashier to call her dad and get the routing number?2 - You can't "just go somewhere else" to cash a check. You need to have an account there. How many bank accounts does this girl have?3 - Checks are verified by automated systems that scan the account # and routing #4 - When you deposit a check into your account, the bank will hold most if not all of the funds until the check clears. Usually a day or 2. No bank will just fork over the money - there is always a wait time for large amounts.5 - No bank calls for a prison style lock down of the entire building when they doubt the authenticity of the check. The don't have to - if the check is bad, they will simply not deposit the money in your accountSorry gang - this whole thing sounds like a desperate publicity stunt. I call b******t.PS, I'm black and spent 9 years in the finance industry. This is not about race.
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Enna S Enna S Community Member Follow
You're spot-on. The video of the interaction used to be posted, but she took it down because people saw how in the wrong she really was. Here's what I remember. 1) She absolutely did ask to "cash" a $30,000 personal check. 2) The teller told her that they would have to "hold it" NOT "confiscate it" until the funds cleared. 3) The security gate was closed because it was 5 p.m. and they were closing for the day. 4) The only said that they would call the authorities when she refused to leave. 5) Of course a bank isn't stoked about her filming in there -- that's a huge security flag and can eff with their insurance.
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StayClassy StayClassy Community Member Follow
ooo... Imma need a followup on this one. I hope she gets jillions of dollars!
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Billy Batson Billy Batson Community Member Follow
For what? Coming up with a fake story? Sorry, but she's just ridiculous and it had nothing to do with race. No bank is going to let someone cash a $30k check that they can't verify. It also doesn't make sense that her dad wouldn't write the check to the landlord and that the landlord would accept $30k in cash.
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DrNefariousMcFarious DrNefariousMcFarious Community Member Follow
I feel like Bored Panda missed posting parts of the story, I feel like there is more. Also the person should have no problem depositing a check. They hold all checks over 1k for ten days usually. You cannot immediately withdraw, is it possible she misunderstood the "hold" part
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Serendipity911 Serendipity911 Community Member Follow
She wasn't trying to withdraw. She was trying to cash her check. Yes, they can say it is suspicious and report you to the IRS or refuse to cash the check. However, they can't confiscate the check and lock you inside.
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