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Sara W

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2012

16 Aug 2016, 12:24

Still billing after I cancelled the account but not sending statements

<p>I cancelled one of the 2 products on my account on Thursday 28th April just after 2pm in the Bayside Vodacom store. I signed the request and they checked on the system and said it was eligible for cancellation and they would process it for me. I presumed all was fine and continued paying the small amount for the other product each month (even though that phone isn't working I still pay for it because I can't upgrade it yet). I didn't get a statement for 2 months but thought maybe the postal service was playing up a bit. Then I got a bill showing they had continued to bill me each month for the cancelled item. I then got a call on Friday saying that they didn't cancel the first item as there was some outstanding bill on the account at the time and that the store had misrepresented vodacom - it's a vodacom store so it's a vodacom problem, not mine! I asked the consultant to please send me a copy of the statements for this year to my email address which he said he would do but 4 days later I haven't received anything?!?! It's disgraceful that vodacom says they cancel something but then continue to bill you for it and then have the cheek to chase you for money that you don't owe them! Vodacom - please get this item off of my account as from the date it was cancelled so that my account reflects the correct amount. My next stop on this is your ombudsman.</p>

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Vodacom's reply16 Aug 2016, 13:37
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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.

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Sara W's update25 Aug 2016, 15:18
Reviewer Update

Still heard nothing Vodacom!!!! This is seriously poor customer service!!!

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Sara W's update01 Sept 2016, 10:20
Reviewer Update

So it looked like Vodacom had come good, they refunded the 4 months worth of illegitimate charges and sent a new balance to me. There was still one small item on it I questioned but never got a response to that question. I then paid the full amount of the new invoice at the beginning of this week and sent confirmation to the person that had emailed me, Moenier de Vries and the email address they gave me to send the POP to. I haven't had confirmation from either. Today Vodacom took a debit from my account for R350.08. HOW?!?! I have NOT signed a debit mandate with them nor given them any permissions to do so. Not only is there no amount due to them, never mind R350.08 but there is certainly no way that they should have been able to (or even tried) to help themselves to money from my account. THIS IS THEFT. If not fixed within 48 hours I will be contacting the ombudsman and possibly initiating legal action. THEFT IS THEFT no matter how big you think you are Vodacom!