You're Very Rich, You've Got My Number - so Let's Get Together

Summary

---

HELLO, 4567 33802 26, etc. Or could I just call you Four? I do hope so, because I want us to meet up. Until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know you existed, yet now, every time I hear that glorious cadence - 4567 - I think of you hungrily. May I explain?

As a numerical person, you may remember a short time when the pound-dollar exchange rate seemed to be hesitating towards parity. Balmy days for Brits, and it was then that I opened a UK-based dollar account with Citibank , which translated any funds into their dollar equivalent. So handy, I thought, for the amassing of future international fortunes.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

You're Very Rich, You've Got My Number - so Let's Get Together

Admittedly, I was compelled to fill in screeds of paperwork, answer several strange phone calls and deposit a hefty cheque - but the advantages seemed substantial, and as far as I cou...

See the full content of this document

---