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Pieter T

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2019

24 Feb 2021, 16:13

No service but bad service at Discover Bank!!!!!

So I have a Discovery Cheque account and paid cash into my account via Pick'nPay. Either Pick'nPay and/or Discovery made a mistake and credit my account twice. I immediately informed the Bank and P'nP. For months nothing happened until I started getting phone calls from Discovery Collections and every time while I could not talk to them. Every time I asked them to call me the at a specific time when I will be able to discuss the issue. They never call back as requested. Next thing I receive a letter of final demanding and I am being threatened with legal action but at no time was I given an account to pay the money into nor asked for permission to debit my account with R1,000. When I call the speak to the agent in question (Ashleagh Lyon), she is either on a break (at 10 in the morning!!!!!!) or cannot take my call. Her team leader is also never available. Emails to collections gets answered with a standard automated reply and nothing else. I would like to pay them but how do I do this?????

Poor service 100% Incompetence 100% Customer service nil

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Replies (5)
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply24 Feb 2021, 16:40
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Hi Pieter

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Kindly advise when would be a suitable time to get in contact with you, and we will contact you in order to get further information regarding your query.

Regards
Thuli

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Pieter T's update25 Feb 2021, 12:01
Reviewer Update
No contact from Discovery Bank! I, yet again, had to phone THEM!!!!

Guess what? It appears as if the letter was sent in error and that I do not owe them the money. No apology, no letter of confirmation, nothing!!!

On asking the manager in collections why I should not close my account the answer was : "because then you can't use your account" - why would I want to use it? I simply just said good bey because that level of incompetence does not deserve a response.
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply25 Feb 2021, 16:30
Official
Hi Pieter

Thank you for taking our call, as discussed we have requested that a manager in the collections team contact you tomorrow as you have advised that today would not be a good time. Feedback will be provided to you directly.

Regards
Thuli

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Pieter T's update03 Mar 2021, 12:08
Reviewer Update
Still not sorted!!

Think will close my account and then wait for them to take me to court. Sure their legal fees will be more than what they claim I owe them.
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply03 Mar 2021, 12:15
Official
Hi Pieter

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have just re-escalated your query to the collections manager and feedback will be provided to you directly.

Regards
Thuli