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<font face="Arial" color="#626262" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;color:#626262;font-size:14px;">7 March 2013 </span></b></font><br /><br />
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<font face="Arial" color="#FEFEFE" size="4"><b>Welcome</b></font> <br />
<font face="Arial" color="#FEFEFE" size="2"><b>Thank you for choosing to receive your statements by email.</b></font> <br />
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<b>Dear Customer </b>
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Attached please find your electronic statement.<br />
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Kindly advise us of any changes to your email address to ensure that you always receive your electronic statement.<br />
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You have already made the smart move to receive your statement via e-mail and experience the ease of managing your cheque account transactions electronically. Absa eStatements are now free unlike paper statements, for which you will still pay. To start receiving e-mail statements for other accounts that you still receive paper statements for, kindly send a request to <a rel="nofollow"><font color="#999999">estatementregistration@absa.co.za</font></a><br />
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For more information, contact <a rel="nofollow"><font color="#999999">officialemail@absa.co.za</font></a> or the call centre on 0860 111 123.<br />
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Kind Regards
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<font color="#d11a1a">Absa Digital Banking Services </font>
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<font color="#d11a1a"><b>Installing the Striata Reader</b></font><br>
<b>Step 1:</b> Connect to the internet.<br>
<b>Step 2:</b> Download the Reader from the Striata Website (58Kb): Go to <font color="#d11a1a">striata.com/absa</font> and click on 'Striata Reader' in the top right corner above the search box.<br>
<b>Step 3:</b> Click the orange header at the top of the page. The link wording will differ according to your operating system.<br>
<b>Step 4:</b> Select 'Open/Run'. If no 'Open/Run' option given, select 'Save' and then 'Open'.<br>
<b>Step 5:</b> The Reader is now installed. Select 'OK' to close the 'install confirmation' dialogue box. <br><br>
<font color="#d11a1a"><b>To view your statement</b><br></font>
<b>Step 6:</b> Double-click on the encrypted attachment. You will be prompted to type in a password.
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<font color="#d11a1a"><b>Installing Adobe Reader</b></font>
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To open your statement, you need to have Adobe Reader v 5.0 or higher.
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If you do not have Adobe Reader, go to <font color="#d11a1a">get.adobe.com/reader/</font> to download the latest version.
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<strong>Important Notice:</strong> Absa Bank Ltd Is an Authorised Financial Services Provider. Licence no 292.
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Important restrictions, qualifications and disclaimers ("the Disclaimer") apply to this e-mail. A 'disclaimer' means we do not accept responsibility or we limit our responsibility for something related to this e-mail. To read this, copy the following address to your internet browser: absa.co.za/disclaimer
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The Disclaimer forms part of the content of this e-mail in terms of section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002. If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail to <a rel="nofollow" style="color:#626262;"><strong>disclaimer@absa.co.za</strong></a> and we will send you a copy of the Disclaimer.
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style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'sans-serif';">Important
Notice:</span></p>
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style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'sans-serif';">Absa
is an Authorised Financial Services Provider and Registered Credit Provider,
registration number: NCRCP7. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may
contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from
disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not
duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments
and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unless specifically
indicated, this e-mail is not an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation to buy
or sell any securities, investment products or other financial product or
service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement
of Absa. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do
not necessarily represent those of Absa. This e-mail is subject to terms
available at the following link: <span style="COLOR:blue;"><a rel="nofollow"
target="_blank" href="http://www.absa.co.za/disclaimer">http://www.absa.co.za/disclaimer</a></span>.
The Disclaimer forms part of the content of this email. If you are unable
to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail to <a rel="nofollow"
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style="COLOR:windowtext;">disclaimer@absa.co.za</span></a> and we will send you
a copy of the Disclaimer. By messaging with Absa you consent to the
foregoing.<b><span style="COLOR:red;"> </span></b>By emailing Absa you consent
to the terms herein. This email may relate to or be sent from other members
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