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Gugu M

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2022

27 Mar 2025, 10:00

Sanlam ****ming the Elderly with **** Policies

My elderly mother went to the Sanlam Springs branch to close her life cover. While there, an agent named Happy asked if she had funeral cover. My mother said she did not need one, but the agent forced her into getting a quotation. She also promised my mother that she would not be debited.

Later, my mother received a debit reminder. She had to go back to the branch to dispute it. Again, the agent assured her she would not be debited and gave her a number to call if there were issues. Now that my mother has been debited, this agent is nowhere to be found.

This is unacceptable. My mother never agreed to any funeral policy, never signed anything, yet money was taken from her account. This is ***** and a clear abuse of her personal information.

I demand that you:

Refund my mother immediately.

Remove her personal details from your system.

Take action against this agent.

If this is not fixed, I will report this to the relevant authorities. I will not let this go.

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Replies (14)
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply27 Mar 2025, 10:15
Official
Good day Gugu    We are sorry to hear of your poor client service experience. Please respond to our private message.  Regards
Sanlam Client Care 
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Gugu M's update27 Mar 2025, 10:18
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Gugu M's update27 Mar 2025, 11:56
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Now, instead of taking responsibility, you are making my mother jump through hoops to cancel this policy. You’re asking her to go to the police station for an affidavit, when you already have all her details, which were *****ulently used to secure this policy in the first place.

You’ve turned a victim into the one who has to prove the wrong, all while covering for the agent’s actions. The burden is on you, not her!
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply27 Mar 2025, 12:02
Official
We are sorry to hear you feel this way. 

Sanlam SKY has contacted you via email. Please respond to the email for further assistance as the complaint is being addressed by them.
 Regards
Sanlam Client Care 
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Gugu M's update09 Apr 2025, 09:57
Reviewer Update
Sanlam has been playing email ping-pong with us for weeks. After my mom sent a clear cancellation request with her ID and policy reference, they said they’d forwarded it to Sanlam Sky. We followed up — nothing! Then suddenly today Sanlam responds asking for the same info again, pretending it was never received. This back-and-forth is clearly designed to delay cancelling the policy so they can push through another debit. We're tired of the runaround. Just cancel the policies and stop wasting our time.
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply09 Apr 2025, 10:06
Official
Good morning Gugu

We are sorry to hear that this matter has not yet been finalised and have reached out to the responsible team for assistance.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Apr 2025, 07:21
Official
Good morning Gugu

We have received feedback that the Complaints team at Sanlam Sky has sent you an email.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care
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Gugu M's update10 Apr 2025, 13:28
Reviewer Update
After finally submitting the completed cancellation form as requested, she received an automated reply stating that Penny Cellere is out of office until 29 April 2025.

Does this mean the entire department is unavailable until then too? Are we now expected to wait for another debit to go off before a simple cancellation is processed?

What exactly is going on here, Sanlam? This process has been dragged out for weeks with constant runaround, repeated requests for the same documents, and now complete silence.
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Apr 2025, 13:58
Official
Hello Gugu

We have arranged for Sanlam Sky to contact you.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply10 Apr 2025, 20:02
Official
Hello again, Gugu

We have received feedback that the Complaints team at Sanlam Sky has been in touch with you via email.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care 


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Gugu M's update11 Apr 2025, 14:55
Reviewer Update
Penny sent an email last night saying she had sent the policy for cancellation "immediately." The day is almost over now, and the policy still hasn’t been canceled.

Are we going to go through this every day?
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Gugu M's update16 Apr 2025, 14:08
Reviewer Update
It’s now today, and I’m still being completely ignored. Penny promised that the policy would be canceled "immediately" on 11 April 2025, yet here we are with no follow-up or action. Not only are we being ignored by Penny, but the entire HelloPeter team and Sanlam’s complaints department have also failed to respond to our ongoing concerns.

This is beyond appalling. She has done everything requested and provided all necessary documentation, yet we're still left waiting with no resolution in sight.
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply16 Apr 2025, 14:32
Official
Good afternoon Gugu

We are sorry to hear that this matter has not yet been finalised and have reached out to Sanlam Sky for assistance.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply16 Apr 2025, 14:48
Official
Hello Gugu

We have received feedback that Sanlam Sky has been in touch with you.

Regards
Sanlam Client Care