I had XXXX " miles '' on my XXXX card issued by Barclays Bank , also known as Barclaycard , when they suddenly closed my account without notice and for no apparent reason. ( See Exhibit A ) When I called to inquire, the rep could n't figure out why, but said there is nothing he can do about it. 
It seems like a deceptive business practice to tell me I can earn and redeem " miles '' then just close my account out of the blue without compensating me for the value of the rewards that I earned. 
What Barclays Bank calls " miles '' are rewards redeemable at a rate of XXXX cent each for travel expenses charged to the card, with 10 % of them being returned to the " miles '' balance. As you can see from Exhibit B, their website promises : " Redeem your miles for travel statement credits, and earn 10 % miles back to use toward your next redemption. " Thus, the value of XXXX " miles '' would be {$1200.00}, with 10 % of the miles ( XXXX ) being returned to my account after redemption, which I could then use for another redemption of {$120.00}, making the total value after just XXXX redemptions {$1400.00}. 
It seems deceptive that Barclays Bank would encourage customers to earn these " miles '' and then close an account without notice or reasonable cause. 
I have been an excellent customer. My FICO score has ranged between XXXX and XXXX over the past year, according to Barclaycard itself. 
I have never made a late payment, nor had a bounced payment. In fact, I generally have paid early ; Barclays Bank sends out emails, starting off " Why wait? Make a payment now '' encouraging early payments before the due date. 
Not only have I used this card for a significant amount of my spending, but I 've also responded to their promotional enticements. For example, Barclays Bank encourages the purchase of gift cards, such as by offering XXXX ( XXXX extra points per dollar spent ) by buying XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX through their Barclays RewardsBoost online shopping portal. ( See Exhibit C ) I have done that. 
I 've been deliberately trying to earn " miles '', and as shown in Exhibit D, Barclays Bank claims repeatedly that there is " no limit ''. 
It is deceptive for this bank to entice people like me to use this card, accumulate a significant amount of rewards, then pull the rug out from under me. 
Their website touts " 300 years of experience has taught us a thing or XXXX about financial services. '' It seems like whenever Barclays Bank is in the news, it 's for some sort of deceptive practices or fraud - apparently they think have become very proficient in that sort of thing. 
I will consider this matter satisfactorily settled if my account is credited for {$1400.00}, the minimum amount that my earned miles are worth if redeemed for travel statement credits. 
