KS
Katlego S

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2019

26 Jun 2020, 16:13

Pay back the money!

I was given and incorrect bank account by a supplier into I made a deposit in settlement on a debt on 30 March 2020. I was later informed by the supplier that that account was closed and that they were using a different bank account. I immediately approached my bank to ask what can be done to reverse the payment and was told that if the account is indeed closed the payment will be sent back to my account. This was not the case.

On 16 April 2020 I was told by my banker to fill out a refund request form from Standard bank and send it with my other person documents to ***. I received an email response on the 7th May 2020 mail from a Nomvula Hlophe stating that the Standard bank account was not closed and had been in deficit meaning that my money had been used to settle whatever the other guy owed the bank. The email was so unprofessional, there is no signature or any other contact information that would allow follow-up. I dont know if Nomvula is the CEO or the Intern or that my matter is being escalated to the right level. According to Nomvula my matter is with the accounting department which has to date not figured out how to make a refund payment despite having all the documents required. Subsequent mails to Nomvula and *** remain unanswered. My debt on the other hand remains unpaid and I doubt that anyone else will be paying the legal fees that are racking up. Pay back my money! I am not a standard bank customer and I do not owe standard bank anything.

Regards, KP Sekhaolelo

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Replies (3)
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply27 Jun 2020, 05:35
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Hello Katlego
  
Thank you for posting your comment. 
 
We assure you that as an organization we are committed to providing the best possible service and assure you that this will be addressed as a matter of urgency. 
 
We apologize for the inconvenience and undue frustration, this has caused.  
 
We greatly appreciate your continued support  
 
Kind regards, 
Complaint Resolution Centre
 *** 
*** (fax) 
KS
Katlego S's update30 Jun 2020, 17:47
Reviewer Update
I got so excited today because it looked like my query was getting the right attention. That was until I got a stupid response. You would think that someone responding to a complaint and actually asking for supporting documents would have read the complaint first and fami****ised themselves with the story.

3 months today that standard bank has my money. I dont care what your customer or former customer owes you, that money was paid into that account by me and I want it back.
KS
Katlego S's update28 Jul 2020, 19:34
Reviewer Update
Thank you Hello Peter!

My query was resolved and my money was paid back because a platform like this exists.