$50 bribe to join Rabobank!

**MarkH** · 3rd August 2009, 23:57

If you want to open a Raboplus account then you can accept a $50 bribe to do so. I thought it seemed a bit unlikely when I was told about it, but I have opened an account and there is $50 in there that I got for free. As far as I can tell I am free to transfer it out and spend it if I want to. There was a bit of pissing about filling out forms and posting them in (freepost) and then waiting for over a week before I had everything I needed to access the account. But they do seem pretty good - no fees and a good interest rate. Raboplus accounts are not intended to be used like normal bank accounts, you link it to your 'day to day' bank account and transfer your spare money to Raboplus, if you need it then you transfer it back.

Anyway, if anyone does want to be bribed $50 to join up then click on this:
http://communications.raboplus.co.nz...12wEW6x1Swwww5
Play the game, retry as much as you like until you get the full $50 then use the code they give you when you open the account. The key is to pull the money out slowly so you don't wake the banker.

**EJK** · 4th August 2009, 00:32

What if it's a hoax?

**Owl** · 4th August 2009, 07:10

I guess I missed the boat, as I opened an account with them a couple of years ago.

I got fed up with Westpac transferring money between my accounts at their discretion.

**MarkH** · 4th August 2009, 12:36

Originally Posted by EJK

What if it's a hoax?

Well, they are a highly rated investment bank - it seems unlikely that they would be involved in hoaxes. I could try transferring out the $50 to my Westpac account and then withdrawing it and once I can hold the cash in my hand then I will be sure it's real. I can't be bothered doing that though.

It all seems to be a legit bona fide bribe to get new customers to me. I am guessing that most people stick to the bank they are with, even if there might be better ones out there. By Rabobank promoting themselves as your 'other' bank they would have gained customers but there would still be plenty of others that still can't be bothered setting up an account with a different bank. If a $50 bribe gets them a new customer who then transfers their savings to them to earn more interest then they would get good value from that fifty bucks.

My flatmate is with ASB and has a savings account that is internet access only, he moves money between that and his normal account. I suggested that he could earn almost half a percent more if he opened a Raboplus account - he said "meh, not really worth it". I can see the merit it offering someone fifty bucks if they will take the trouble to open the account.

**MarkH** · 4th August 2009, 12:38

Originally Posted by Owl

I guess I missed the boat, as I opened an account with them a couple of years ago.

I got fed up with Westpac transferring money between my accounts at their discretion.

I don't use my Westpac account for much - they are pretty bloody horrible TBH.

My main bank account is with TSB - they are pretty good.

**slofox** · 4th August 2009, 14:44

Originally Posted by MarkH

you link it to your 'day to day' bank account and transfer your spare money to Raboplus, if you need it then you transfer it back.

Ahhhhhahahahahaaaaaaaa!

**ready4whatever** · 4th August 2009, 14:52

im with ASB and find them useless. sneaking charges in when they can

**Hitcher** · 4th August 2009, 15:45

Originally Posted by MarkH

wake the banker.

Is that a spoonerism?

**MarkH** · 4th August 2009, 16:06

Originally Posted by slofox

Ahhhhhahahahahaaaaaaaa!

I know what you mean, but when I win lotto I will have spare money!

**MarkH** · 4th August 2009, 16:06

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Is that a spoonerism?

Nah, no baking.

**ukbandit** · 4th August 2009, 16:27

Originally Posted by slofox

Ahhhhhahahahahaaaaaaaa!

i agree with slofox AHHHHHHHHhHhHhaahhahahahahahahhhhhaaaaaaaaaa

spare money aahhhHHHHHHHHhaaaaaaaaaaa laugh i nearly went to ethiopia, second class of course......

bling if you know what show that phrase is out of 1st only gets it.

**slofox** · 4th August 2009, 16:29

Originally Posted by ukbandit

i agree with slofox AHHHHHHHHhHhHhaahhahahahahahahhhhhaaaaaaaaaa

spare money aahhhHHHHHHHHhaaaaaaaaaaa laugh i nearly went to ethiopia, second class of course......

bling if you know what show that phrase is out of 1st only gets it.

If you wanna go to Ethiopa, just cruise past in a ship - you'll get there free...(if they don't shoot ya...)