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Nataasha R

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2022

03 Aug 2022, 22:40

If you care about your loved ones DO NOT have your last will and testament with Standard Bank Trust Limited

To say the worst customer service is being kind, there is 0 customer service. My mom passed away and had her last will and testament with Standard Bank, it has been an absolute nightmare dealing with Standard Bank on top of dealing with the lost itself. While I understand that this is a lengthy process it is the lack of service and pure disrespect shown by consultants and management alike . They did absolutely nothing to start the process for 5 months and don't respond to emails or answer phones. I had to find the HOD on LINKEDIN before I got a single response. It is now 9 months later and Standard Banks staff cannot be bothered to respond still. I have again gone as far as tracking down directors details just to get a response. I have come to find many other people complaining about the same thing on social media, this seems to be the standard. So know this if you have your will and or investments with Standard trust your loved ones left behind will go through hell trying to sort out your estate. Standard bank does not care about ensuring your loved ones are looked after when you pass.

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Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply04 Aug 2022, 07:35
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Hi Nataasha

This is not the level of service we strive for. We understand your frustration and are here to help. We can assure you that your matter is now in the right hands. 

Our team will be in touch. 

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team 
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Nataasha R's update04 Aug 2022, 14:54
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Dear Standard Bank, this problem is much bigger than just my issue, I have come across tons and I mean tons of people going through the same thing. I have emails and screen shots to prove the magnitude of the issue. Spouses who have lost a second income, people on the verge of loosing their homes, elderly people, crying out for help on social media and all they get is your generic responses and no actual help. People entrusted you to look after their loved ones and you are failing dismally to do so and day on day prove that there is just no care in the world. The amount of effort and money you spend on advertising and brand awareness shows where your priorities are and it is disheartening to see the same effort and resources are not put towards fixing a sinking ship that is Standard trust. This needs to be brought to the boards attention and some serious changes need to be made as you cannot continue to be treating grieving people in this manner. If nothing is done to improve than people should be made aware to move their business from Standard Bank as soon as possible. 24hrs have passed since I escalated to directors of Standard Trust- DIRECTORS. There is no sense of urgency, they show no signs of care or remorse, not even an acknowledgement. Standard trust cant even retain staff, Directors are only there for a few months, HOD resigns after 5 months. If you cant see the bigger issue here then I don't know. All these people suffering at your hands should rally together and show up at your offices together to demand service or start a Class action suite against Standard trust for loss and damages caused by the unexplained and unacceptable delays. Standard trust should compensate people and waive all administration and executorship fees. It shouldn't be to difficult to get 100's if not 1000's of people on board. I will be the first to sign up.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply05 Aug 2022, 07:46
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Hi Nataasha

Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. 

Your concerns have been escalated to our management team. 

We appreciate your support and loyalty.  

Standard Bank Help Centre
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