Money hungry Standard bank

I have written this review a few weeks ago. It's funny that standard bank reply fast with a "Sorry, We will contact you soon" and I'm still waiting on the contact and nothing has changed. You don't want to help your clients, just take there money!

STANDARD BANK IS THE WORST BANK EVER!!!!!!!! I HATE DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM!

I had a Access account with them about 7 years ago. That time I was pregnant and lost my job, so I didn't have any income for almost a year. According to me the account was close, due to not having a job or income, so I did think anything of it. Also most bank close the account if there is no activity in 6 months.

NOW 7 YEARS LATER, trying to open a account again they said I have an outstanding balance of R600+ .. I told them the whole storie and said the account was not use for 7 years how is that possible? Long storie short, they said they can't stop the account or cancel it, I need to pay the outstanding amount for them to close the account. If I can't pay once off I can pay it off. Best is I did a R16 payment solong, because that's beter then nothing. Now the account shows activity and amonthly fee of R80 is added every month making the amount growing bigger. How long do you think this is going to take me to pay off?? Pay R100 every month and put another R80 back.

NO WAY AM I GOING TO PAY THIS OUTSTANDING AMOUNT!!! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY JUST LAYING AROUND!!!

You can't do that!!! You don't even want to help a person to write this off!! You only want to make money out of people!!! I don't have any of this problems with my bank!! You are the worst bank ever!! You only make peoples blood boil and angry!! You don't care about anything that is said and only want money!! I'm tired of explaining my side just to be transferred and no one answers the line and keeps telling me you had to close the account in store. It's 7 years ago, I was pregnant with out a job and car. The last thing you think of in that situation is this ****, now you sit with this **** 7 years later.

It's not fair that I need to pay an account that was not use for 7 years and still being charged R80 every month.

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