Sunday, August 11, 2013

Man who created own credit card sues bank for not sticking to terms

From: legal_reality
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11 August A.D. 2013

Commercial problems require commercial solutions.

This is excellent!  If this turns out to be a spoof in the real world, just know that the concept applied is exactly the right concept.  Forms are for "negotiating."  He "negotiated" that form. He marshaled the commercial facts to his benefit from the outset. This is "the" approach to dealing with this present system.  What matters is what happens before there's a signature.

Harmon L. Taylor
Legal Reality
Dallas, Texas

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Man who created own credit card sues bank for not sticking to terms

By Andrew Trotman 4:41PM BST 08 Aug 2013

A selection of credit cards in a fan.
Dmitry Argarkov's version of the contract contained
a 0 pc interest rate, no fees and no credit limit. 
Photo: Alamy

When Dmitry Argarkov was sent a letter offering him a credit card, he found the rates not to his liking.

But he didn't throw the contract away or shred it. Instead, the 42-year-old, from Voronezh, Russia, scanned it into his computer, altered the terms and sent it back to Tinkoff Credit Systems.
Mr Argarkov's version of the contract contained a 0 pc interest rate, no fees and no credit limit. Every time the bank failed to comply with the rules, he would fine them 3m rubles (£58,716). If Tinkoff tried to cancel the contract, it would have to pay him 6m rubles.
Tinkoff apparently failed to read the amendments, signed the contract and sent Mr Argakov a credit card.
"The Bank confirmed its agreement to the client's terms and sent him a credit card and a copy of the approved application form," his lawyer Dmitry Mikhalevich told Kommersant. "The opened credit line was unlimited. He could afford to buy an island somewhere in Malaysia, and the bank would have to pay for it by law."
However, Tinkoff attempted to close the account due to overdue payments. It sued Mr Argakov for 45,000 rubles for fees and charges that were not in his altered version of the contract.
Earlier this week a Russian judge ruled in Mr Argakov's favour. Tinkoff had signed the contract and was legally bound to it. Mr Argakov was only ordered to pay an outstanding balance of 19,000 rubles (£371).
"They signed the documents without looking. They said what usually their borrowers say in court: 'We have not read it',” said Mr Mikhalevich.
But now Mr Argakov has taken matters one step further. He is suing Tinkoff for 24m rubles for not honouring the contract and breaking the agreement.
Tinkoff has launched its own legal action, accusing Mr Argakov of fraud.
Oleg Tinkov, founder of the bank, tweeted: "Our lawyers think he is going to get not 24m, but really 4 years in prison for fraud. Now it's a matter of principle for @tcsbanktwitter."
The court will review Mr Argakov's case next month.
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