JM
JJ M

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2011

24 Jan 2025, 13:11

Edgars/RCS collections not complying to payment agreement. Dishonest

Last month my Edgars account got onto arrears because die some reason the debit order did not go off on the agreement date of the 22nd. It only went of some days later.

After being harassed daily by email, SMS and phone calls, of which I am being charged excessive amounts (R24 for an email and R3.45 for an SMS???), and there were many, nearly daily I was calling by one of your agents making an agreement to pay. She told my I MUST pay the R370 cash at store because the debit order was now cancelled and it will only be re instated once I make the payment manually.

I agreed on paying the full amount R370 on the 22nd January. Still, even after this agreement I kept on getting this costly emails and SMS and calls everyday. Even on the 22nd. I went to Edgars storte om 22nd and made payment for R370. On my statement I was charged another collection SMS amount on 23 Jan AFTER making payment on 22nd.

Even if this is not enough... Edgars also took a debit order of R467 also on the 22nd Jan, even though I did pay as agreed, and after I was told there would be no debt order and that I must pay the outstanding amount and current of R370 manually, still they took the debit order that wasn't supposed to be taken. Causing me to pay R738. This is causing havoc to my budget and that extra money was supposed to buy my electricity for the month.

After being told there wouldn't be a debit order. Listen to the recording of the phone call

Plan rollout for R37 added twice on the 9th January... What is that! ?

There are two collection letter charges of R24 each on the 9th January. Why two on one day?

Two plan rollout charges whatever that may be also on the 9th? Why two???

You are milking people!!

I will have my lawyer to look into these excessive and fees that is taken double on one day.

And to add another message fee on the 23d after I paid the agreement amount on the agreed date of 22 Jan, and after you took more money on a not agreement debit order also on the 22nd January you still have the audacity to charge me another message fee on the 23 after the payments?

What is going on here? Why did the agent lie to me about the debit order?

I need full explanation of this and also why some charges is take double on one day!

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Replies (7)
JM
JJ M's update24 Jan 2025, 13:13
Reviewer Update
I am not going to let this one go, I am going to report you at the consumer protection agency and expose this *******ion everywhere I can of not rectified and fully expected asap
JM
JJ M's update24 Jan 2025, 13:15
Reviewer Update
Edgars store is excellent but RCS is money grabbed dishonest bunce and then you also have the audacity to phone me nearly every day to try and get me to take out loans with you! After this you think I would? Never!
RCS
RCS's reply24 Jan 2025, 15:58
Official
Good day, 

We herewith acknowledge receipt of your complaint. 

We have escalated your complaint to the relevant department for further assistance. 

Kind Regards 
RCS Group 
JM
JJ M's update27 Jan 2025, 11:19
Reviewer Update
Nothing happned except your collections department say they didn't debit my account. So who did then?

And why was the amount different than what the collections dept forced me to pay?

Why did they tell me the debit order automatically get cancelled if I'm in arrears and would only be re instated after I paid R370? Now they claim they didn't debit and try to refer me to another department, while even after paying on the 22nd as per verbal telephonic agreement AND a debit order of R460 which I never agreed to on the same day as my manual payment made under false pretenses, STILL the collections department added a collections message fee to my account the day AFTER both payments was made. Why a collections message after payment was made?

Here is what they email me now:

Good day,

I trust you are well

Thank you for your email received.

Kindly note your account was not debited by the collections department. Please contact ***or email *** / edg******* for further assistance.

So now nobody knows who debited me or why. The debit order was clearly taken while the account was still at collections anyway...

I need answers on all the fees as I asked above and a full explanation as tho why I was forced to pay manually while a debit order was also debiting my account and why the amount was R100 more than I was owing.

As said before I'm not letting go of this matter this time.
RCS
RCS's reply28 Jan 2025, 09:10
Official
Good day, 
 
 
We herewith acknowledge receipt of your complaint. 
 
 
We have escalated your complaint to the relevant department for further assistance. 
 
 
Kind Regards 
RCS Group 
RCS
RCS's reply28 Jan 2025, 09:13
Official
Good day  Mr K Myburgh

Trust that you are well.

We have tried calling you however no avail.

Please confirm a suitable time to make contact with you.

Regards
RCS Group
RCS
RCS's reply10 Apr 2025, 11:09
Official
Good day Mr Myburg 

We belief that you complaint has been resolved. 

Regards
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