“Eight is great!” the sales goal at Wells Fargo. Eight products per customer. Except customers didn’t want eight accounts. So employees created them anyway. Without permission. 3.5 million fake accounts. Secret credit cards. Forged signatures. Customers charged fees they never authorized. And when whistleblowers complained? Fired. 5,300 employees eventually terminated. But the executives who created the pressure? They kept their bonuses.
Wells Fargo Fake Accounts: 3.5 Million Fraudulent Accounts Exposed
