FNB sparks fresh outrage with paltry offers to victims of safe deposit box heists
‘I had taken no photos of any of it in the box‚ but would I have been paying the bank R220 a month for 20 years for an empty box?’
Many victims of the safe deposit box heists at three First National Bank branches are outraged at the bank’s settlement offers for their losses.The bank began e-mailing the heist victims this week. Most offers appeared to be below 20% — many less than 10% — of the full value of their claim‚ with no information on how the offer was calculated.One victim was offered 14% of his claim‚ despite providing proof of his Krugerrand purchases.Several people had entrusted their most precious belongings to a safety deposit box at the Fourways branch in Johannesburg‚ only to discover after the Randburg heist that their boxes had been moved to that branch before the heist.The victims — who were organised into a group by Kelly Fraser — lost their precious family heirlooms‚ cash‚ coin collections and other valuables in one of three heists.On December 18 last year 360 boxes were stolen in a brazen overnight break-in at the Randburg branch. Two weeks later‚ on New Year’s Eve‚ thieves penetrated a vau...
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