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Joey B

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2014

29 Oct 2018, 13:20

Account hacked and cleared out

On the 26/10 16:18 R11 000 was taken out of my credit card account. I phoned the ***** line immediately to stop my card with in this time I logged into my account to check this and the money was gone. While on the phone with ABSA I still asked the gent that cancelled my card if my savings account is safe and he assured me yes, but for safety suspended my internet banking . only to receive a sms later that night that the R11k was transferred into my SAVINGS account and everything cleared out of that account R13 680-00 via a PayFast payment. NO SMS was received for logging into banking and NO OTP was received to confirm the payment with PAYFAST and now I still have to pay for a new credit card to be issued!! went to the closest branch sat morning only to be informed that the transaction all took place on the same time. Amount out of credit card into savings and everything out of savings. How could you ABSA NOT SEE THIS?????? if you were a bit more jacked up on your service/s****s this could have been caught and stopped before ALL of my savings were taken. and now I have to wait for 30 days for you to do an investigation??? beyond ridiculous. ABSA bank def NOT SAFE or helpful but sure fast to ask for their money on monthly debit orders.

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Replies (5)
Absa
Absa's reply29 Oct 2018, 14:42
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 reply30 Oct 2018, 14:07
Official

Dear Customer

We are unable to investigate on your matter since we do not have your banking details and also look into your profile.

Kind regards
Nthabiseng Sibande
Group Customer Care
Absa Bank Ltd

JB
Joey B's update02 Nov 2018, 09:39
Reviewer Update
7 days later and NOTHING DONE from ABSA side. Spoke to the ***** Department this morning and was told that "there is a process that needs to be followed and my claim has not been seen to" This is ridiculous!! how can you say you put your clients first if this is the level of urgency for you to sort out theft of ALL of my money from my account??
Absa
Absa's reply02 Nov 2018, 20:57
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

JB
Joey B's update04 Dec 2018, 09:55
Reviewer Update
It has been over a MONTH now since my money was ****** out of my ABSA account. ABSA actually has the audacity to offer me 50% back of my ****** money because "I am such a valued client" TOTAL ****! I want ALL of my money back that was ****** out of my account!! I sent my complaint about this to their reslove@absa email 3 days ago and STILL NO RESPONSE! i think it is time to get Carte Blanche involved.