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Cecil B

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2020

16 Sept 2024, 09:17

Customer Service( non existent)

So Alaxeander Forbes contacted me withing an hour of posting this review, trying to assatain what my bad review was all about.

After discussing my issues with them the promised to provide me with feedback and give me further details on my claim via emails that I provided and they would even give me a call to ensure I received the information I was trying to enquire about.

I have not received an email from Alexander Forbes as promised although I have now received this responce to a mail sent on the 3rd September.

"Good day Thank you for contacting Alex Forbes help desk . Please note the claim form you can be able to get them from your HR and must be submitted by HR"

Alaxeander Forbes not only took 13 days to reply, but have not even read the mails and investigated the query.

As for requesting a call back from Alaxeander Forbes on the customer care lines that aren't even answered, that has not even materialize, that was to be done with in 24 Hours.

Now as a customer that has used their services I have no way of contacting them, emails aren't read and responded to correctly nevermind that it takes 13 days to get a responce like this " Good day Thank you for contacting Alex Forbes help desk . Please note the claim form you can be able to get them from your HR and must be submitted by HR ." All documents were submitted in June July 2024 as confirmed by MY EMPLOYER.

Can't call Alexander Forbes because they don't answer calls and don't honer the options for call backs, I wasted airtime, about 30 Min of holding to speak to an operator before eventually getting tired of listening to the BS of how Alexander Forbes is there for their customers and opted for the call back, that never happened and and still waiting for.

So if you are waiting for Alexforbes to contact you forget about it.

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Replies (3)
Alexander Forbes Financial Services
Alexander Forbes Financial Services's reply17 Sept 2024, 09:10
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Dear   Cecil
 
At Alexander Forbes, our clients are important to us and I am sorry to learn that you’re dissatisfied with our service. Thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention.  
 
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your complaint and apologies for the inconvenience caused. 
 
We will investigate your query and provide feedback with the contact details provided.   
  
Kind Regards 
Customer Insights and Escalations 
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Cecil B's update17 Sept 2024, 10:46
Reviewer Update
It's at the stage where these are only words, I received an SMS front Alexander Forbes in August and now they are requesting the documents again today from my previous employers.

Received in August, Alexforbes received your claim. We'll pay within 6 weeks of your withdrawal date if we receive all relevant documents and the last month's contributions has been allocated to your record.
All my documents were filled out and handed over in June.
This is ridiculous and totally unprofessional.

You are playing the fool with people's futures and finances.
Is this why you can't call me.
Is Alexander Forbes messing up, Looks like it.

People be aware of dealing with Alexander Forbes as the have lost there integrity and responsibilities towards its customers.
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Cecil B's update17 Sept 2024, 11:08
Reviewer Update
We are receiving and processing claims, however we are experiencing unusually high traffic volumes on AF Connect due to the two-pot system.
To assist with system stability, we have temporarily closed our WhatsApp channel.
We apologise for the inconvenience.

Looks like Alexander Forbes is not capable of performing there responsibilities to thier customers and as a result of this have cut all communications to avoid dealing with thier incompetence to Handel customers finances.

My claim was submitted in June 2024 and still I am unable to get any clarification from Alexandria Forbes.

It's all about how much money they can make from customers not the service they provide.

They can't even meet thier own standards and time frames.
This is a perfect example of all the financial institutions in RSA.