MZ
Manfred Z

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2023

23 May 2023, 19:13

SIM SWAP ***** SMS - 082 135 totally unhelpful and waste of time

Hello Vodacom, There should be a minus rating for your customer service! I received an SMS from you claiming a you had received a sim swap request and to call 082 135 if I didn't request a sim swap. Well I did NOT! However you 135 is totally handicapped and Tobi is somewhat useless except to tell you your balance! After 40 minutes I got to some kind of TOBI understanding that I wanted to CANCEL whatever sim swap had been *****ulently requested. TOBI sent a pop up that never arrived and said: I see the pop up was cancelled. Good bye! Go to a Vodacom branch. And trying to get a human call-back also is impossible as it just loops asking: Do you want ... human call back. After answering 'Yes, please' a pause and then a message saying can't be done. What is wrong with providing an option to stop *****ulent sim swap requests? I was forced to STOP my banking app in order to limit any possible damage thanks to your unhelpful 082 135. Please note that I have posted before and very little was complimentary. Perhaps someone at Vodacom can explain how to stop a *****ulent sim swap as this is causing more damage and distress.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply24 May 2023, 08:06
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Dear Customer, 
 
Thank you for making us aware of your complaint. 
 
Kindly be advised that a consultant will make contact with you in due course to assist with your query. 
 
***Please note*** Beware of phishing ****s. 
 
Vodacom will not contact you via Whatsapp to request your personal details 
 
Regards, 
 
Vodacom Consumer Website Team 
MZ
Manfred Z's update26 May 2023, 14:08
Reviewer Update
I have removed that number from hopefully everywhere. The other part of the discussion was that you could reverse a little of the damage done by reversing the sim swap and even restoring the ****** airtime. I suppose that will not happen as you are after all Vodacom. Hopefully I will not be forced to post again regarding your high standards and extremely excellent customer service.