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Omar F

1 reviews | Active since May 2021

25 Mar 2025, 09:48

BEEN WITH FNB FOR YEARS TO BE LEFT SO DISAPOINTED...ITS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS

I was charged extra on a transaction from FNB, I made a payment to an international merchant, the amounts were confirmed and all was okay till FNB took the Monies, There is an extra amount taken by FNB from that transaction. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE MERCHANT WHO SENDS PROOF THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CORRECT AMOUNT (SENT THE PROOF TO FNB AS WELL). I CONTACT FNB WHO TELLS ME TO SEND A DISPUTE FORM AND DISPUTE THE TRANSACTION ON MY APP. LO AND BEHOLD IN THE DISPUTE A TRANSACTION, THE AMOUNT OVERCHARGED ON MY ACCOUNT DOES NOT APPEAR AT ALL!!!!!! THE TRANSACTION IN THE DISPUTE SCREEN SHOWS THE AMOUNT THAT WAS SPPOSED TO BE CHARGED BUT DOES NOT SHOW THE OVERCHARGE (TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE CONSULTANTS WHO SEEM TO NOT WANT TO UNDERSTAND). LATER THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVE THE CHARGES OF R100 PER TRANSACTION, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARGES SHOWS THE CORRECT AMOUNT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN, HOWEVER THE AMOUNT TAKEN AND THE DESCRIPTION ARE DIFFERENT, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?. I HAVE SENT SO MANY MAILS. I VISITED A BRANCH WHEREIN A CONSULTANT IMMEDIATELY AGREED WITH ME SAYING FNB OVERCHARGED ME BUT EVERY CONSULTANT ON THE PHONE ARE LIKE PROGRAMMED TO BLAME EVERYBODY ELSE. now my account is sitting in a negative. I am unable to make payments, nor do anything day to day. I am told by many different secure chat consultants that it takes 30 working days to investigate whilst the automatic reply mail says 5 working days. Every consultant i have spoken to at FNB all blames the merchant when it was clearly an FNB Error.. What am i suppose to do with all my debit orders, payments and day to day transactions ? I AM CURRENTLY SCRAMBLING TO SORT OUT MY DEBIT ORDERS BECAUSE FNB REQUIRES 10 - 30 WORKING DAYS TO SORT OUT THE MATTER. TRIED ASKING FOR UPDATES ALMOST EVERY SECOND DAY THROUGH SECURE CHAT AND GUESS WHAT, ZILCH, ZERO AND A GRAND NOTHING.

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Omar F's update01 Apr 2025, 15:15
Reviewer Update
Today makes it the 6th day since i reported FNB. Let me tell you what happened in between these days, on the 31st March 2025, i receive a call where the consultant asks me what my complaint is because they do not understand it, THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND MY COMPLAINT, after explaining it i was told they will follow up with disputes. Today i go to the secure chat to follow up BECAUSE *** DO NOT REPLY TO YOUR FOLLOW UP MAILS, SO From NELISIWE TO AQEELAH TO MICHELLE TO BONGIWE just to reach a CONCLUSION THAT THE MATTER IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND ALLOW 7-30 WORKING DAYS...I AM ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED BY THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER, LACK OF INFORMATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ABSOLUTELY LACKLUSTRE CARE FOR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING SINCE THE 15 MARCH 2025. MY ACCOUNT IS IN A NEGATIVE, I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS MY FUNDS ... IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP PLEASE...
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Omar F's update09 Apr 2025, 09:04
Reviewer Update
Still no updates or anything from FNB. Made numerous calls only to be told we will advise the disputes person to update you with the progress BECAUSE IT STILL SAYS INVESTIGATING...WOW...SINCE 15TH MARCH, THE REFERENCE FROM FNB FOR THE HELLOPETER SAYS 5 WORKING DAYS, CAN YOU GUESS HOW MANY DAYS IT HAS BEEN?