Wells Fargo Uncovers Up To 1.4 Million Fake Accounts

Wells Fargo Bank has more fake accounts then they originally thought. The bank as uncovered another 1.4 million fake accounts, which brings the total to 3.5 million potential fake bank accounts.

This is according to CNN Money, where Wells Fargo also found that about 190,000 accounts were slapped with unnecessary fees for these accounts, and the results also found that Wells Fargo had thousands of customers were also enrolled in online bill pay without their authorization. The review found 528,000 potentially unauthorized online bill pay enrollments.

Uffda. Do you bank at Wells Fargo?

If you do, you may be entitled to some money!

Wells Fargo said it will now pay a total of $6.1 million to refund customers for unauthorized bank and credit card accounts, up from $3.3 million previously.

That would be pretty nice, as you know, they could have charged you money that you never should have been charged. This has been going on since 2002, which is pretty incredible for a bank that is had nationwide.

If you believed that an account was opened in your name Wells Fargo urges you call a dedicated hotline: 1-877-924-8697.