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Exposing ABSA aka (Volkskas Bank) for dishonouring their obligations
In 1989 Volkskas Bank (aka Absa Bank) issued me with a bank guaranteed cheque for R250000.00 (Two hundred and fifty thousand rand). Then they cancelled the cheque and wrote on the back where the endor*****t confirms the guarantee on the front of the cheque that I agreed to cancel the cheque. This single action is an act of coercion which has held me under duress, until I recently decided that I am no longer intimidated or afraid of their bullying, ************ and threats. When I approached ABSA to honour their obligation they obfuscated, blocked my email and told me to to and find a lawyer. This bank has held me under duress for 33 years and 3 months so far and still they refuse to acknowledge that they have caused my life a treacherous wrong all the while they claimed back then that "At Volkskas we pay for our mistakes" and of late "Absa are committed to being force for good in everything we do". What a hypocritical bank. I have notified Absa of every post that I have made concerning their dishonour and still they refuse to acknowledge their error. I am still in possession of the original cheque. Meanwhile they also continue to 'investigate me' without my consent as their "intelligence" officer have viewed my Linkedin Profile, have their Public Relations and Communications consulting company view my Linkedin Profile, have the erstwhile Bank Manager view my Linkedin Profile and have a messenger to the CEO's office - following my profile - all I'd say rather in defiance of transparency and in contravention of the Popi Act. Clearly they have something to hide. The biggest bank in South Africa with not a shred of communications ability nor decency. If they want the cheque, or for me to stop exposing their ******** behaviour, they'd better pay me my due. I'm sick and tired of being abused because I am a woman who they regard as inconsequential.
Thank you for your response, however, your apology is inadequate. Just because your bank are the aggressors in this saga does not mean that you get to dictate the terms of acceptance from my side.
Just because you rep**** to a reference number does not mean that you have achieved any degree of acceptance from me. I will not be held hostage to your continued bullying and ************ - I am a person, one that you have grievously harmed, not a statistic. I do see that your bank's first port of call is to deny any liability and despite the facts and the exposure to continue to deny liability, but the facts are in black and white you cannot deny what is written in black and white by your own staff.
Matter of fact, your bank only started your investigation of my Linkedin Profile after you had issued your ultimatum and blocked my email, which in turn implies that you are still pursuing this complaint if only, because I continue to expose your dishonourable and dishonest behaviour on Social Media.
I have nothing to hide Absa, you on the other hand continue to use the law as your veil, but, when your Managing Director, JLJ van Vuuren summoned me to his offices, compliance with the law was not a requirement.
As I have advised before, for the victim of abuse, there is no expiry date. All a victim of abuse can hope for is adequate compensation so that they can get on with their lives.
You have abused your status, position and privilege. I have been subjected to financial abuse by your bank and prejudice because I am a woman.
Ruth Temple-Murray
Grievously harmed beneficiary of a cancelled bank guaranteed cheque from Volkskas Bank (aka Absa).
Thank you for your response, however, your apology is inadequate. Just because your bank are the aggressors in this saga does not mean that you get to dictate the terms of acceptance from my side.
Just because you rep**** to a reference number does not mean that you have achieved any degree of acceptance from me. I will not be held hostage to your continued bullying and ************ - I am a person, one that you have grievously harmed, not a statistic. I do see that your bank's first port of call is to deny any liability and despite the facts and the exposure to continue to deny liability, but the facts are in black and white you cannot deny what is written in black and white by your own staff.
Matter of fact, your bank only started your investigation of my Linkedin Profile after you had issued your ultimatum and blocked my email, which in turn implies that you are still pursuing this complaint if only, because I continue to expose your dishonourable and dishonest behaviour on Social Media.
I have nothing to hide Absa, you on the other hand continue to use the law as your veil, but, when your Managing Director, JLJ van Vuuren summoned me to his offices, compliance with the law was not a requirement.
As I have advised before, for the victim of abuse, there is no expiry date. All a victim of abuse can hope for is adequate compensation so that they can get on with their lives.
You have abused your status, position and privilege. I have been subjected to financial abuse by your bank and prejudice because I am a woman.
Ruth Temple-Murray
Grievously harmed beneficiary of a cancelled bank guaranteed cheque from Volkskas Bank (aka Absa).
I have noted your reply above and it remains the same as your CEO's office rep**** to my original communication. I'm also not surprised. I don't care about what your position is - your bank is trying to deny that it has an obligation and is happy to break its own rules. There is precedence - and you know this. This is also not too long ago for you to establish the facts ... because, Mr. Johan Horak who has worked for your bank since 1976 to Jan 2022 clearly knows a lot about this case. I hope you're getting an Affidavit from him, pronto. I regard your unwillingness to investigate your staff's actions and peruse the records of your Paul Kruger Street Branch together with the Managing Director's (these days called the CEO's office) while you have your intelligence personnel investigate me instead, testament to your contradictory position. The fact remains that you continue to hold me under duress for which I don't need a corroboration - it is also on the cheque in black and white.
I have noted your reply above and it remains the same as your CEO's office rep**** to my original communication. I'm also not surprised. I don't care about what your position is - your bank is trying to deny that it has an obligation and is happy to break its own rules. There is precedence - and you know this. This is also not too long ago for you to establish the facts ... because, Mr. Johan Horak who has worked for your bank since 1976 to Jan 2022 clearly knows a lot about this case. I hope you're getting an Affidavit from him, pronto. I regard your unwillingness to investigate your staff's actions and peruse the records of your Paul Kruger Street Branch together with the Managing Director's (these days called the CEO's office) while you have your intelligence personnel investigate me instead, testament to your contradictory position. The fact remains that you continue to hold me under duress for which I don't need a corroboration - it is also on the cheque in black and white.