KSF victim in YouTube attack on IOM govt

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A masked expat pensioner whose savings are trapped in collapsed bank Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KSFIOM) has launched a scathing musical attack on the Isle of Man Government via YouTube.

"Fleeced 2008"'s videos, entitled 'Don't bank on the Isle of Man' (see it here), features expat Evelyn warning would-be offshore savers not to trust the jurisdiction because of its handling of the KSFIOM debacle. The subsidiary of Icelandic banking giant Kaupthing collapsed last October and since then saver's money has been trapped in the bank except from one early payment from the Isle of Man Government. Since last week, when the videos appeared on the popular video sharing website, Evelyn has attracted almost 1,700 visitors and gained numerous comments from other angry depositors. ...

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