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Tue 08 Aug 2007BoI drop name from bogeyman adBank of Ireland has changed its latest TV advertising campaign after a customer complained a "bogeyman" character featured in the advert shared his name.The 30-second advert for mortgage advice initially showed a spiky-eared, furry-skinned "bogeyman" named Derek Whelan hiding under an unsuspecting child's bed because he and his wife need a bigger place to live.