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i was de*****ed R 14 258 from something called Facebook Ads for an online purchase of which i did not do nor do i do any face book adverti*****t more bizarre as my face book is deactivated nor do they have my banking details. i phoned Absa ***** line immediately upon receiving this sms and told them to reverse this transaction which they advised they couldn't as they needed to do an investigation. i only do purchases from set secure sites with valid security certificates which prompt for OTP and i get notification from my mobile app to accept or reject a transaction , for this so called transaction i did not get any notification nor otp sms just an sms saying face book ads reserved that money for a purchase. Just as disturbing i have heard many other people have been de*****ed whom bank with Absa. i would love to know how Absa online security measures were bypassed and what the way forward is , as this is a lot of money and i was saving for a trip.