1 reviews | Active since Nov 2015
Identity theft and MTN
Three months ago, an MTN debit order for R7720 went off my account - despite the fact that I have no contract with MTN. I was, in other words, a victim of identity theft. After three hours on the phone I found someone who gave me an e-mail address and told me to send a copy of my ID and a police affidavit. I duly did. The next month, my account was debited for R7709. Another two hours on the phone trying to get hold of a human being in the right department. This turned out to be a friendly person called Simphiwe Mazibuko, who looked it up and explained that it's odd because the numbers associated with the account had been terminated. Again, I was asked for a police affidavit and a copy of my ID. I sent these to her personal email address. This month, to my astonishment, another R7730 had been deducted. MTN had still not terminated the stop order. I have asked MTN to send me the documentation the person used who opened the ********** account. Nothing. I am starting to understand why MTN was fined in Nigeria and under investigation by the JSE. This is like some kind of nightmare. I will now enlist an attorney and advise anyone in this situation to do the same. MTN won't help you.
Thank you for your post.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with our service.
The debit order has been cancelled. We do not see any request send to our ***** department to investigate the lines opened in your name. We have requested from Simphiwe Mazibuko to assist with feedback if he did received the affidavit and ID copy.
If you have copy of this please fax to me ***.
Kind Regards,
Alice van der Merwe
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Best regards,
Thank you for your post.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with our service.
The debit order has been cancelled. We do not see any request send to our ***** department to investigate the lines opened in your name. We have requested from Simphiwe Mazibuko to assist with feedback if he did received the affidavit and ID copy.
If you have copy of this please fax to me ***.
Kind Regards,
Alice van der Merwe
***
Best regards,
