Amsterdam - Bank account holders who feel let down by their account managers can now turn to a Dutch website to get a belated - but also fake - apology from top financial managers and politicians.

Dutch creative web design company Category 1, the initiator of the frivolous website www. shootabanker. com, says that too many bankers who contributed to the global financial crisis have not even bothered to apologize to their customers.

"The public should have heard more of an apology," said Jonne Kuyt of Category 1, based in the central Netherlands city of Utrecht. "People are very disappointed."

Website visitors fill out their name and e-mail address and the name of the person they want an apology from.

The website then produces a personalized letter pretending it is the banker or politician himself wrting a letter customized to the specific situation of that particular bank, insurer or politician.

"We are really really really sorry. Really! You got to trust us on that. Really. Well what happened? We generally sort of fucked up everything," a fake letter from leading bank ABN Amro's reads.

"And that's not really good. Especially, because it was your money and we received ridiculous bonuses for this job we screwed up."

ABN Amro could not be reached for comment but Dutch ING bank spokesman Nanne Bos told the German Press Agency dpa the bank had "seen the website. We have no intention of undertaking any legal steps against the initiators. This is a frivolous initiative."

He added that "although ING understands people are currently worried, the bank calls upon the public to maintain a differentiated and balanced opinion about the causes of this financial crisis."

A spokesman at another Dutch bank who preferred to remain anonymous said the Shoot-A-Banker website had made "many at our bank laugh, myself included." (dpa)