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Carol W

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2016

07 Jan 2016, 12:24

Cannot cancel Discovery card keep taking fees

I have been trying to close my Discovery card since November 2015, as I was emigrating. I paid the account up in full and called Discovery to close the card, at that point I was told an agent would contact me to finalize the process after 5 working days. I called Discovery after 10 days to be told the area dealing with this were in a backlog. So I again requested this be done and was told the problem would be escalated to a two day turnaround. Yet again this did not happen. On calling the third time I was told that as I was emigrating I had to complete a form, even though each time I Called to cancel the card, I did state that it was due to the act I was emigrating. The form didn't arrive. So 24 hours later, I called again only to discover the agent had sent the form to the incorrect email address, even though the correct one is in their system. I completed the forms returned it on or about 11th or 12 th December. The card was still not cancelled ! Even after finally getting hold of a manager who stated they had not informed the life area timeously (protecting a zero balance). Guess what I am now overseas and after following up again, credit life want another form & 30 days !!

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply07 Jan 2016, 14:15
Official
Hello Carol Waugh,

Thank you for your comments and for bringing this matter to our attention.

We can confirm that our team is working on the closure with high priority and you will receive confirmation very shortly.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in this matter.

There were some administrative processes to complete and these have been finalised now.

Thank you for your kind patience in the interim.

Your reference number is - ***.



Regards,

Gregory Naidoo
Executive Relationship Manager (FAIS)
DiscoveryCard
Discovery Vitality
Fax: ***
Email: ***
URL: http://www.discovery.co.za