One former customer of HSBC is furious over a breach of privacy from the High Street bank. In retaliation the business bank account holder has launched a ‘clean graffiti’ campaign against the bank.
One of the man’s former employees obtained his private banking details after walking into an HSBC branch and requesting them from banking staff. As a result the man has begun to plaster the sidewalks outside several London branches with a warning to consumers.
He has done so by using a tactic referred to as ‘reverse graffiti.’ The process entails using a stencil on a patch of dirty sidewalk and leaving messages on it by cleaning the pathway in such a way that his message is visible to passersbys.
The business banking customer wishes to remain nameless. However he has spoken with several media outlets on condition of anonymity.
He has told news agencies that he views the bank’s failure to protect his private information as a criminal act. The situation was only made worse due to the animosity his former employee has towards him.
Attempts at blackmail were made by the man’s former manager after the employee obtained the information. The copies the disgruntled former employee had have since been returned to his ex-boss, but the businessman still fears there may be copies in existence.
In retaliation the businessman has stenciled 32 messages into the pathways outside several HSBC locations throughout London. The messages bear a short warning with a link to his campaign website, which is located at www.hsbc-gave-away-my-info.com.
The irate business banking customer told the media that the tactic is sure to prove damaging to the bank’s reputation. He called his campaign as effective as a cart full of manure being dumped outside every branch.