December 19, 2006
Hi Steve,
This past Saturday a good friend of mine went to a Wells Fargo bank near the Fashion Island area of Newport Beach. He tried to cash a $1,600 check from one of his customers and was told by the bank that they didn't have enough money to cash it! They told him to move out of the line so other customers could be helped but he refused. He then raised his voice and said "Are you telling me that your bank here in Newport Beach doesn't have enough money to cash my $1,600 check?" The bank manager then told him to leave the line or they would get someone to remove him from the line. He told them to go ahead and try and the manager then opened a new teller window and moved the other customers to it. My friend decided to leave when he saw the manager on the phone as they were probably calling the cops. Can you believe this??? Newport Beach is one of the wealthiest communities in Southern California and they would cash this check because they didn't have enough money on hand!