Comment by megakid

I used a service similar to this in 2011 after I moved back from Australia to UK. Australian banks charge a monthly fee if you don't deposit your salary into the account so after a few months I realized my now-defunct Australian current account was very close to $0 (I had left a few dollars in there when I left). I emailed them and asked them to close the account to which they replied I needed to send a snail-mail letter - I used a service like this (with scanned signature no-less) to do so because it was easier than sending my own international letter to them. I got an email back saying they needed me to send a real letter with a real signature. I replied saying they could keep my account open but I wouldn't be paying for any fees, the reply was swift "Your account is now closed".