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Liesa T

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2012

04 Jun 2020, 11:11

Lack Of Support By ***** Department

the bank failed to assist me when I called about the ***** and the person was a guest in my home that could have been arrested by the police if the correct information was provided. This individual stole the card from purse & somehow deciphered the pin code which was never disclosed to him.

The transaction occurred in my area of residence & was done after 11pm but the notification only came through at 6am the next day and was not listed as a Cape Town transaction. This was also not communicated to me when I called the ***** department the next morning after mentioning to them I was in Cape Town and did not transact in Pretoria. This bank was unhelpful & never responded to me after my initial call on the 04th January 2020 & I had to call them back 2 weeks later & was told I need to wait 21 working days. Still I did not get feedback & after waiting 35 working days with no feedback I had to call them again & then only was my query escalated. I was then called & informed of the location & that they didn't bother doing anything as it was my original card used & not a cloned card which they didn't think was relevant to inform me of & that I now need a police case number to get a subpoena for the camera footage 2 months after the event. This is inefficient & poor service for such a security breech.

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Absa
Absa's reply04 Jun 2020, 12:17
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Dear Liesa,
 
Thank you for bringing this unfortunate matter to my attention and please accept my sincere apology for inconvenience caused. I will review the matter, provide you with my specific contact details as well as your unique complaint reference number and an expected timeframe for further feedback within the next hour. 
 
Kind regards,
 Basani Hlungwane
 Group Customer Care
 Absa Bank Ltd