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margotabrahams.crawford margotabrahams.crawford

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2016

05 May 2023, 09:43

poor service delivery and SLA not reached

the service I have received the absolute worse service from AF. I have been waiting for my retirement withdrawal for over 2 months. At first I was told it takes between 4 to 6 weeks for the payment to be made, which has now changed to 6 to 8 weeks - both which have no passed. In order to get any sort of feedback, I have to constantly call in and wait on the line for more than 20 mins at a time before my call can be taken or receive any assistance. I have been told by every agent that I have spoken to that the matter is being escalated, which it clearly has not. My claim has now once again been delayed due to internal matters with the FCSA which has led to my tax directive being declined (information I only got when calling in to get feedback)- this is completely beyond my control and totally unfair that I am now having to bear the brunt because AF cannot keep their house in order. My request is that my claim be paid ASAP, the turn around time of 7 to 14 days should not apply to me as the delay is on AF side and not mine- until now, I have been patient and understanding in dealing with the very poor service delivery. Case number - CAS***-G2M9V9

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Alexander Forbes Financial Services
Alexander Forbes Financial Services's reply05 May 2023, 10:03
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Dear Margot
 
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
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margotabrahams.crawford margotabrahams.crawford's update08 May 2023, 10:20
Reviewer Update
I received a call from Chastry Moodley on Friday morning who assured me she would get back to me with feedback by COB on Friday, still have had no feedback, which again speaks to the poor customer service and empty promises from Alexander Forbes.

Below is an sms I received from Alexander Forbes on the 23rd of February stating that my claim would be finalised within 4 weeks, it is now 11 weeks later. This is completely unacceptable and very disappointing!!!!

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