He says four of his other clients have recently received letters from banks claiming to forgive discharged debt.
As mainstream banks faltered and the government propped them up last year, banks claiming an ethical and sustainable ethos flourished.
But statements he gave the bank claiming to show that he had the necessary collateral were fakes, the complaint said.
Mr. Ben-Artzi is also suing the bank, claiming wrongful dismissal, and stands to gain financially if the bank is fined.
Plaintiffs' lawyers have filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the big banks, claiming damages on behalf of institutions, pensions and municipalities like the City of Baltimore.
A former private banker at JPMorgan Chase & Company has sued the bank, claiming that she was fired after alerting superiors to possibly questionable dealings by a top client.
Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne has declared the Coalition has won the federal election with 74 seats "in the bank", claiming a win is "very likely" in three more.
Solicitors Deighton Peirce Glynn, acting on behalf of Criado-Perez, have contacted the Bank claiming it has failed in its duties under the Equality Act.
Meanwhile, disgruntled investors are suing these same banks, claiming to have been misled by the overly sanguine analysts, who now find themselves far less in demand on CNBC.
Back in October 2001, in a story about troubles in Japan's banking system, we mentioned Kenji Sakairi and Misako Arai, who were fighting Oji Shinkin Bank, claiming the bank had used fraudulent documents to deprive them of their assets.
