Husband Hospitalized: Hebei Woman Faces Difficulties When Trying to Withdraw Money from Industrial and Commercial Bank

On November 27th, a woman in Xingtai, Hebei Province, went to Industrial and Commercial Bank to withdraw money to pay for her husband’s hospitalization. Bank employees checked for a long time and even asked which hospital and department her husband was in! The woman questioned why it was so difficult for ordinary people to withdraw money while tens of thousands of yuan could be easily transferred in telecom frauds.

In an online video, the woman filmed herself and said, “There is 25,000 yuan in my bank card. They delayed me for 20 minutes here, made numerous calls for verification. I said my husband is hospitalized and they asked in which department.” The woman couldn’t help but exclaim, “Even if it’s not for the hospital, can’t I withdraw my own money?”

She further mentioned, “Fraudsters can transfer money out in various ways, how can they catch them one by one?” She criticized the excessive verification procedures for regular people when withdrawing money.

In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has continuously restricted people’s cash withdrawals under the guise of anti-fraud measures, similar incidents have been happening frequently nationwide. Some individuals have even been required to report to the police station when withdrawing money from the bank. This year, several banks have been exposed for creating difficulties in cash withdrawals, causing dissatisfaction among depositors and even leading to incidents of vandalizing bank branches.

On January 23rd, a woman in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, encountered difficulties when trying to withdraw 5000 yuan from Zhongyuan Bank that her sister transferred for Chinese New Year red envelopes. She was asked to download an anti-fraud app, provide information about her sister’s workplace, and prove their relationship until she reported the situation to the police before finally being able to withdraw the money, spending nearly two hours in the process.

On June 11th, a netizen shared on social media that their mother, carrying bank cards, identification documents, visited Jilin Bank in Changchun City to withdraw money, only to be told that police station approval was needed. The bank confirmed that withdrawals did indeed require “reporting” to the police station.

Due to difficulties in withdrawing money, the Rural Consumer Cooperative in Qingshuipu, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, was vandalized in January.

According to a depositor who declined to reveal their identity to Yangguang Net, everyone is worried about their deposits floating away, so depositors often request to withdraw money from various service departments, but are unable to do so, leading to frequent conflicts.

A video posted by netizens showed the chaotic scene inside the vandalized lobby of the “China Supply and Marketing Bijie Rural Consumer Cooperative,” with rows of chairs overturned and plant pots knocked over.