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John P

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2022

20 Jul 2024, 07:35

Standard Bank

After been a client for nearly 30 years - and bank makes and charges interest every month - making alot of money out of you over 30 years - yet when you are a few days late in your payment - you are already getting phone calls and letters from the debt collection agents that are contracted to Standard Bank ?? Serious Standard Bank - is this how you treat your clients ?? Not once during covid did I ask for help - even though income was slow - I still paid ?? Maybe it is time for Government to look on how banks treat clients of long standing ?? If I had the full payment - I would pay it and close the account ??? Serious ???

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Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply20 Jul 2024, 08:34
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Hi John

Thank you for alerting us to this. We have escalated the matter to the relevant team so that we can ensure a speedy resolution. 

Please be on the look out for a call from our team. 

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update22 Jul 2024, 07:37
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It 7:34 in the morning and I am receiving a call from the debt collector lawyers - outside of business hours and on top of it payment for the credit card went through last week (yes a few days late) but this is how Standard Bank treat clients - and above here claim they have escalated it - and doing NOTHING - I can only pray I can get and find the full amount - pay it off - and closed the account down
Serious Standard Bank is this how you treat your clients of nearly 30 years
Wow - just imagine how much interest and service fees you have made out of me over the years - and this is how you get treated ??? Wow
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply22 Jul 2024, 14:35
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Hi John

We will follow up and get back to you.

Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update22 Jul 2024, 17:15
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But this is what you say all the time - and never fix the problem
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply22 Jul 2024, 17:30
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Dear John

Our team will follow up and we will be in touch.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
 
Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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John P's update23 Jul 2024, 07:27
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Standard Bank claim they are dealing with the problem - and yet I am still getting emails from the debt collectors lawyers - again this morning at 7 am (outside business hours) - a letter (via email) stating I owe R486 - and yet a payment was done 10 days ago - albeit that a payment of R400 was made - and YET a payment was done (albeit that it was a few days late) - I am not months and months late - just a few days - and Standard Bank set the wheels in motion to get the debt collectors lawyers to harass you.
Nothing that you are a client of nearly 30 years
Nothing that Standard Bank is still making interest against my account
Nothing that as a pensioner that has life cover for the Standard Bank accounts - that they will never lose any money - yet the harassment continues
Nothing that as a client I have never complained about how much interest or late charges are put to the account

So now - everyday I am going to write and expose this abuse by Standard Bank on a client that has been faithful to them for nearly 30 years
Shame on you Standard Bank
Come the day I have enough money to pay this off - I will be closing my account.

Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply23 Jul 2024, 07:30
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Hi John

Our team is still looking into this matter and will be in touch with you. We are doing our best to ensure that all your concerns are amicably resolved.
 
 We value your continued support and patience. 
 
 Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update23 Jul 2024, 07:37
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Good morning Standard Bank Hello Peter Team - maybe you should get promoted - because you respond alot better than the other team that has been looking into the matter for nearly 5-6 days now ??
I can write a letter of recommendation for you ???
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply23 Jul 2024, 10:49
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Hi John

Please note that we are trying to contact you but no answer.

 Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update23 Jul 2024, 11:01
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Well if you gave me more than 10 seconds to get to the phone - I might have picked it up - serious what do you think I am - speedy to get the phone - or my phone is glued to my ear - wow
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply23 Jul 2024, 12:14
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Hi John

Please let us know when can we contact you.

 
 Kindest regards, 
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update23 Jul 2024, 12:16
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Now
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply23 Jul 2024, 13:44
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Good day.

We have sent your response to our service team.

Kind regards
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update23 Jul 2024, 14:12
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This is a joke
Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply24 Jul 2024, 07:12
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Hi John

We do apologise for the delay getting back to you. Our team will contact you.

Kind regards
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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JP
John P's update26 Jul 2024, 14:47
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This is NOTHING short of a joke
The standard of business that Standard Bank deal in - is terrible - customer service is nothing but a joke.
The other day I received an email stating that everything is solved.
Today - 2 minutes ago I receive another call from the Debt Collector lawyers - MacRoberts - once again harassing me about the payment that was done over 10-12 days ago.
Really is this all have to do during the day - harass customers of long standing ????

Standard Bank
Standard Bank's reply26 Jul 2024, 16:53
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Dear John 

We will follow up with our team and we will be in touch.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Kind regards
Standard Bank Hello Peter Team
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