You doNOTneedtowriteanyaddress.Begin yourletterasfollows:
Dear
DearSir/Madam
Iamwritinginconnectionwithamissing orstolen debitcardfromyourbank.This
isan urgentmatterasthebankcardcould provedangerousinthehandsofthewrong
person.
Justyesterday,Ireceivedaletterfrom yourbank'shead office.Itstatedthatmy new
bankcardwasenclosedandaskedmetoacknowledgereceipt.However,when
theenvelopearrivedinmymailbox,itwasinatatteredstate.Moreimportantly,the debit
cardwhichwassupposedto beincluded,wasmissing.Icheckedandrecheckedaround
themailbox, butfound nothing.Iamconcernedthatsomeonehas gonethroughmymail
and possiblystolenthecard.
ForthisreasonIrequestthatyoucanceltheexisting debitcardimmediately.The
debitcardin questionisrelatedtomy
accountnumber 64729401 atyourBayandBloorbranch.Afterithasbeencancelled,
pleasearrangetosendmeanewone,asI needtotraveloverseasnextweekandwill
needtocarrythenewbankcardwithme.
Thank you kindlyinadvance,Yoursfaithfully,
MsBrendaHolster
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SampleLetter 3
Youshouldspendabout 20 minutesonthistask.
Youeatatyourcollegecafeteriaatlunch
timeevery day..However, youthinkit needssomeimprovements.Writealettertothe
collegemagazine.In yourletter:
explainwhatyoulikeaboutthecafeteriasaywhatiswrongwithitsuggesthowitcould beimproved