‘Barclays took my £440,000 and put me through hell’

Customers are getting caught up as banks de-risk due to money laundering laws, and the consequences can be disastrousLast September Mohammad Rahman won a four-year battle for compensation for disabilities caused by clinical negligence. A court awarded him £500,000, which was paid into the current and savings accounts he held with Barclays. The victory was short-lived: when he withdrew £60,000 of the payout, Barclays froze both accounts.In vain did Rahman (not his real name) supply ev