[Resolved]  HDFC Bank — Illegal transaction saying excess db su

Address: 638153
Website: hdfc

I have seen a unknown transaction stating "vctf 04-03 excess db su". I called to hdfc customer care and logged a complaint asking for the reason. Complaint no:banc[protected] date 12 june 2017 as per the sms received. After a week i got another sms saying we are unable to reach you to update the status. Seeing this i called an tried to understand the reason behind the transaction. After speaking to the customer care (19 june 2017) for around more than 30 mins he explained this is automatic debit based on merchant transaction happened on 4 march 2017. Then i checked on my transaction where i had around 4 transaction on 4 march 2017. I gave him the details on my transaction and tried to understand which transaction made this. Customer support guy explained me like diverting me to saying on fuel transactions was the reason behind this. But i was using my card on the same fuel station on every week, asked about why this happened for 4 march transaction alone. Then he said it can happen on any time.
Still i dont have any solid reason for this amount deited from the account.
I am afraid o[censored]sing the debit card or any other transaction since customer care guy conveyed me, this is merchant initiated auto debit and i have to follow up on those merchant to whom and all i did transact that date.

I felt very bad on these policy where a merchant can take amount from my account after 2 months without my concern.

This looks completely ridiculous and no clear response from customer care as well. They are simply trying to say some reason which ever they guess.
If this is position for literate person then feeling very bad on illiterate who wont have any knowledge to question this as well.
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Jul 13, 2017
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After multiple followup i came to know the transactions related to issue. I have raised. Thanks HDFC to explaining me clearly on the transactions happened.
HDFC Bank customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
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Jun 21, 2017
HDFC Bank Customer Care's response
Dear Customer,
Kindly note that the Acquiring Bank had processed excess fuel surcharge credit to customer accounts in the month of February 2017 and March 2017. The excess amount recovery has been initiated by them due to which the same has been debited to your account.
-Manoj
HDFC Bank Customer assistance
 
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I am a credit card holder of HDFC bank. It was promised to me that it is a life time free card but now they have applied annual fee and Renewal member fee as well.
I want to cancel the card. Please help me.
Card Number : [protected]

Thanks
Asit
#[protected]
This same issue has happened with me, my amount is 70K plus! The merchant says its the bank, the bank customer care is closed for these issues. Will call them again. I will stop using HDFC/Expedia and sue if this is not resolved.

I have a negative balance in my account and home no money to spend. Its been 2 days and no result till now!
It happened to me too . Got negative balance and got scared but the money was again credited back in my account. So I Googled the reason and found nothing but this thread . If anyone finds the exact reason pls let us know .. 😊
Happened to me too. Money was debited on date of purchase and again after 4 days. I called the customer care phone banking, they told me stuff needs to be checked on back end, so drop a mail to [protected]@hdfcbank.com. Got a generic reply quickly, money was debited back next day and was put on hold for 1 more day.

As for the merchant they told me, the likely case is that the bank put the money on hold on the 1st day to verify or something and the merchant officially charged me on the 4th day. so the f’up happened on the bank side.

The money might have come back automatically. But I wanted to be sure, so I reached out.

So just drop a mail/ raise a dispute and it should be resolved.

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