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Bank Letter Sent to “Bomber”

HeadlineAug 26, 2005

JP MorganChase bank has launched an investigation after sending a credit card offer addressed to the name “Palestinian Bomber” to a Palestinian-American man. Sami Habbas received the unsolicited letter from the credit card arm of the bank. He says that when he telephoned the company to complain, two operators who took his call referred to him as “Mr Bomber”. The bank says the information on the letter was obtained from a list purchased by Chase from a vendor.

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