AJ
Anil J

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2023

25 Oct 2023, 10:44

Bank's Terms and Conditions are not in your favour

It's been almost a year since my armed ******* incident and Capitec still refuses to reimburse my losses which amounts to over R100 000.00 and Ombudsman for Banking agrees with Capitec Bank. Their (Capitec Bank) response is that their terms and conditions clearly states that you should not give anyone access to your banking app or reveal your pin code, to which I agree 100% in normal day to day usage, but when you and your partner are held at gunpoint, beaten up and thrown to the ground with about 8 people throwing punches and kicks from all sides, how are you supposed to protect your information? Being forced to reveal your pin code under duress, having your app biometrics code accessed whilst held down on the floor and your hand stood on so your fingerprints can be read on the phone, then your photo recognition picture updated to verify it's you yet clearly shows how ruffled up your clothes are and a slight capture of the ******s head in the same picture is not sufficient to prove that you did not willingly give anyone access to your banking app. So in other words, Capitec Bank feels that your life is less valued than your money in your bank account, so you should rather be shot and killed than for them to have to deal with your account being accessed ********ly. Furthermore why were there no 'red flags' of irregular transactions taking place as this happened on a Sunday afternoon around 2pm..how does multiple ATM withdrawals at max limits take place, multiple card swipes of between R3000 to R5000 each, totally over R40 000, multiple R1000 airtime vouchers purchased totalling R6000 and account transfer limits increased to max, 2 new beneficiaries created where one gets R20 000, then another R52 000 and R120 000 transferred with immediate payment methods... Bringing an account down to R43 as a balance and the bank feels that there was absolutely nothing suspicious about such transactions. Yes, I could only notify the bank of the incident once I managed to get hold of a phone, and only after being released by the gang as they held us hostage at gunpoint for over 4 hours until such time that they completed the transactions and had access to the money. I would like to hear the response from each and every bank as this is surely not fair. It would be safer to keep your money at home then in a bank that has loopholes in their banking app where ********s can drain your account and make changes without any verification done whereby you are contacted to verify that you are indeed transacting.

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AJ
Anil J's update13 Nov 2023, 13:09
Reviewer Update
So after a few weeks of waiting for Capitec to provide me with the info requested, it's once again a disappointment. I went in to a branch to collect the relevant documents that I requested from the call centre manager, only to find that they supp**** me less than requested. The call records were also incorrect as it wasn't related to the armed ******* case and I would only be allowed to listen to it in the branch (with their pay system on and other customers walking in and around, talking, etc) . Should I need a copy of the call recordings, I would need to subpoena Capitec to give me the information....Something that the call center manager conveniently didn't inform me of...it appears once again that Capitec Bank wants to annoy the customer to such an extent that the the customer gets tired of running back and forth and gives up on the matter... Well I'm nowhere close to giving up, I will fight until my last breath!!!
AJ
Anil J's update27 Nov 2023, 07:55
Reviewer Update
Another 10 days gone by with no response from Capitec Bank.... They deliberately ignore you when they have no answers. The same with my case, they ignored my emails for over 6weeks after which I had to turn to the Ombudsman for assistance as Capitec didn't care to update me in writing that they are repudiation my claim....what a bunch of useless people working there!!!