Standard Bank, question up to the plate.

I was recently ****med by a very sophisticated ****mer. That was my fault. Part of the reason why I fell for the **** was because they had a Standard Bank account in which to pay the money. The bank has access to check on ******** records, Home Affairs to check for ****** or lost IDs, and can detect forged IDs. Over and above that, what happened to FICA? If they did their job properly, they had to get a valid ID, proof of address etc. When I approached them about it, it took them a month of constant requests for feedback to come back with a comment, that they could not help me due to the fact that the "funds had already been utilized" Of course the funds had been withdrawn. Any ****mer worthy of the name, ****mer, would immediately draw the money. The banks have the legal obligation to protect their clients by doing a full FICA check. Further, it is a legal obligation to prevent money laundering by means of a FICA check. So they failed to comply with the law, and they were ****med into giving a ****mer an account with which to **** me. Not very faith inspiring. I have been with Standard Bank since 1985, and have my private accounts, my business account, my bond and my wife's accounts with Standard Bank. And when they drop the ball, by allowing a *****ulent account to be opening, they will not take any responsibility for their negligence. They are in essence saying, "we did not comply with our legal obligation, but too bad. We take no responsibility." I will not accept that. I will, after this, go to Facebook and Twitter and highlight this matter. As I said, I was duped into parting with my hard earned money, and that's on me. However, when a Bank gives a bank account to a ********, then they should take responsibility.