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The new savings scheme to replace PEPs and TESSAs could be more sinister than you expect. New research at the Institute for Odd Shit suggests you may be signing away more than just a couple of grand.
Close examination of the contract offered by banks when you sign up for the scheme showed that hidden wording meant that signing would mean the Devil controlled your soul.
Cryptic
The method used to disguised the wording was to hide the letters in passages of innocuous text. The example below shows a key section:
By signing for this savings scheme I understand that the value of my shares, in my mini-ISA, may go down as well up. I also understand that the interest rates may vary greatly within specified limits of not more that 0.02%.
The passage shows how showing you understand that money isn't sacred means accepting the devil is good. The italics read 'the devil is great'.
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The discoverers say there is no order to the hidden words. 'We just went through the booklet and looked for the letters. It's amazing how much they've got hidden in there'.
Bank representatives have rubbished the research saying 'they could've pulled the Communist Manifesto out of it using that method.' The Institute responded with 'if they've hidden that in their two, we'll find it.'
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