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People phoning a bank helpline were greeted not by the staid tones of a financial adviser but by disco music and a claim that they had found "the best place for men to meet men." The snafu happened when The Halifax, one of Britain's largest lenders, said it had inadvertently issued the number of a gay chatline when it sent out 15,000 letters to members of its share-dealing service. According to Reuters, The Halifax has since written to customers to apologize and to let them know of the right number --for their share-dealings

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