VM
Viva M

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2018

11 Dec 2018, 08:22

ABSA Trust far from trustworthy

If you are looking for an institution to look after your estate after you pass on do not choose ABSA. My late mother trusted ABSA to handle her will and estate in the event of her passing. More than a year after she left us ABSA is yet to attend to her estate in a meaningful way. They have been accepting deposits in their account for properties in her estate but have been very slow to make payments due. On numerous occasions I have had to make emergency payments to avoid the lights being disconnected for the tenants. ABSA has tried to strong-arm us into taking out ABSA products on behalf of the estate , it seems that their only interest is making money of the estate on not to fulfil the wishes of the deceased and wind up the estate. I have contacted all the relevant ABSA people as contained in their documentation but none have been willing to assist meaningfully. One manager chased up on his people twice but I think he has even given up himself. I have also lost the will to engage the people looking after the account as they have become rude and disrespectful from one simply handing over the phone to her junior when I call without even listening to me, to the other who called me "this guy" when responding to an enquiry I had made. In short, rather find an attorney to record your will and deal with your passing. Stay well away from ABSA unless you want your family to suffer and your hard work to be consumed by ABSA.

0
Replies (5)
Absa
Absa's reply11 Dec 2018, 13:18
Official
 Dear Customer
 
 Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Kindly provide us with your account/ID number to log a formal complaint for investigation. Also use the private reply for me to see the details. We will investigate the matter and furnish feedback shortly.
 
 Kind regards
 Nthabiseng Sibande
 Group Customer Care
 Absa Bank Ltd  

Absa
Absa's reply11 Dec 2018, 17:44
Official
 Dear Customer  Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. I tried to make phone contact with you but without any success, I need the details of your mother. We will investigate the matter and provide feedback once the matter has been resolved.  Kind regards
 Nthabiseng Sibande
 Group Customer Care
 Absa Bank Ltd 
Absa
Absa's reply12 Dec 2018, 09:20
Official
Dear customer

Please email me her ID number so that I can open a case for her.
Also make sure that you reply on private so that the public doesn't have to see it.

Kind regards
Nthabiseng Sibande
Group Customer Care
Absa Bank Ltd 
VM
Viva M's update17 Dec 2018, 09:49
Reviewer Update
6 Days after this review I have seen positive movement. It seems that the customer complaints/care at ABSA is efficient once you get a hold of them. ABSA Trust has actioned items that have been pending for a while with a promise to send me updates regularly going forward. Thank you hellopeter and ABSA Group Customer Care.
Absa
Absa's reply18 Dec 2018, 11:59
Official
Thank you too Viva
Kind regards
Nthabiseng Sibande
Group Customer Care
 Absa Bank Ltd