
Kristoffer of on June 10, 2010
I have been trying to dispute 8 unauthorized transactions with Chase since 4/13/2010. I have had adjustments given and reversed on my account several times. Each time I contact their customer service department they accuse me of making the transactions and they seem to be unwilling to help me resolve this issue.
I believe they know these transactions are unauthorized. Chase's fraud department contacted me to start the dispute process. I have transactions on my account within the same hour in PA and WA, this is not physically possible for me to make card present transactions in these two states within the same hour. Throughout this entire process each time I talk to Chase they make me feel like a criminal. My debit card was somehow compromised and I have had over $400 stolen from me. I do not understand how a bank has the ability to accuse me of doing something wrong when in fact they saw it was fraud themselves?
Below are the details of my ordeal:
April 9th
I went into my local chase branch on California Ave in Seattle WA. My debit card was not working properly so the teller offered to order me a new card.
April 13th
I started to have unauthorized charges appear on my debit card from Pennsylvania. I assumed that this was due to my replacement card being stolen.
I called Chase and asked them to cancel my card.
Later on the morning of April 13th I received a call from Chase's fraud department alerting me that my card had not been cancelled like I requested earlier in the day and that there were additional transactions on the same card in PA and WA within the same hour, which is not physically possible for me to do. They said they would open a claim and all I had to do was fill out the paperwork they send me.
Unauthorized transactions
$55.69
April 14th
Unauthorized transactions
$21.53
$10.00
$38.51
$10.80
April 15th
I received the claim paper work and sent it back to Chase disputing 4 of the 8 transactions that were made in PA.
The transactions totaled $80.84
$10.00
$10.80
$21.53
$38.51
Unauthorized transactions
$6.79
$223.75
April 16th
I received another claim allowing me to dispute the same 4 transactions again.
Received temporary adjustments
$38.51
$21.53
$10.80
$10.00
Unauthorized transaction
$35.84
April 22nd
I received 6 more claim forms from Chase. Not sure what to do I opened and signed 5 of them and sent them back to Chase.
This dispute included two new transactions totaling $230.54
$6.79
$223.75
Received temporary adjustments
$223.75
$55.69
$35,84
$6.79
April 23rd
I received 2 more claims from Chase advising they will provide a temporary credit in the amount of $230.54
Received temporary adjustments
$223.75
$55.69
$35.84
$6.79
May 13th
I received another claim from Chase advising they will provide a temporary credit in the amount of 91.53
May 21st
I received a letter indicating that Chase's research found that the transactions were authorized and they would be reversing the adjustments to my account in the amount of $402.91
I called Chase to figure out why they determined these were authorized. The agent (Claire) agreed that there was a mistake. I received double adjustments for 4 transactions ($223.75, $55.69, $35.84, $6.79). She said she would take care of re-opening the claim so I would be able to have the remaining 4 adjustments remain on my account.
Received temporary adjustments
$10.00
$10.80
$21.53
$28.51
Adjustments reversed
$223.75
$55.69
$38.51
$35.84
$21.52
$10.80
$10.00
$6.79
June 2nd
I received a letter indicating that Chase's research found that the transactions were authorized and they would be reversing the adjustments to my account in the amount of $230.54.
June 8th
I spoke with a supervisor Sarah at Chase customer care regarding the adjustments being reversed on my account. At first Sarah agreed with me that an error had been made and she offered to help. After placing me on hold she came back and said that the card I thought was ordered on 4/9/2010 was actually never ordered and because I claimed that I never received a card that they determined the transactions were valid and they would not give me the adjustments. Sarah stated she can see that it would be impossible for me to make these transactions but I was legally binded by the document I sent in.
I called back later on the evening of June 8th and spoke with another agent who agreed to reopen my claim.
I received a claim form and signed it and re-sent it back to Chase.
June 10th
Reversed adjustments
$223.75
$38.51
$21.53
$10.80
$10.00
$6.79