HDFC Bank — Credit Card

I’m a customer of Hdfc bank for 13 years and I’ve been holding a Salary account initially and now a Savings account.

I’d received a phone call from one of HDFC staff on 15/10 offering an auto approved HDFC Credit Card. When I replied I wasn’t interested, the staff said the card has already been approved, if I don't need she will close it . Thereafter, she said she will send me a link and asked me to click Submit in the form .
As I’m not familiar with Credit Cards, I completely trusted your staff’s words and submitted the form . When I opened the link it was a form for credit card online request. When I enquired about that she said she will be able to close the card only if i submit the form. Since I never used credit card in my lifetime, I completely believed her words and submitted the form.
Thereafter, she called me to inform that reference number was received at her end and she would be able to close the card. She Promised me as well.
But on 16/Oct I got a credit card in mail box and today I got an OTP to generate pin for the credit card. Also got a message stating my credit card is shipped via bluedart. At that point of time only, I realised that to make me get the credit card HDFC bank Staff played a cheap game
Immediately, I tried reaching the customer care and with hdfc reaching a customer care executive is climbing a mountain and with so much of pain I was connected to an executive and she said that was a different department.
I told her I was not able to reach the credit card department and asked her to connect and she said she cannot and disconnected the call at once.
I strongly believed that my ignorance on credit cards has been misused by HDFC bank staff.
I'm deeply disappointed with this activity of hdfc executives.I just can’t believe that how come renowned banks like HDFC cheating customers to apply for credit cards.
I raised 3 complaints with HDFC since Saturday (17/Oct) regarding this issue. I haven't received any response so far. I did not pick up the courier person call and I want the card to be returned to the bank. I want Hdfc bank to close the card without any additional charges
I would strongly advise hdfc bank team to teach their executives to behave well with customers, respect the customer’s phone calls and most importantly refrain cheating customers to meet their target.

Of late, I’ve been facing so many issues with HDFC. This is because I was a salaried customer before and now am not. So much of deductions every month for not maintaining the balance. HDFC wants their customers to maintain a minimal balance of 10k.This is not the case with other banks. Also their customer care numbers are not reachable.
To be honest, I would say, this is one of the very worst customer service that I have seen ever.
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Oct 22, 2020
HDFC Bank Customer Care's response
Dear Customer,

Due to the prescribed protocols to curb the spread of COVID19, we are operating with limited staff. This will result in a delay in our response to your email. Our Customer Service Executives will respond within a maximum of 12 to 14 working days.

-Zubin
HDFC Bank Customer Assistance
Oct 24, 2020
Updated by Siyamali Sankar
By the time your executives respond you people will misuse my card and do all fradulant work. Without my permission everything had been enabled on this card. I keep on getting messages like card activated, autopay option enabled. You people give card on your own wish without customers interest and you yourself enable everything and charge for it and I have to pay for it. I want the card to be closed ASAP else I have to move on to next level of escalation. I know you people are least bothered about anything and you will continue your cheating work.
Oct 31, 2020
Updated by Siyamali Sankar
It's already 14 days since i raised this complaint. Not even a single response for this. I have never seen a worst bank like this ever before. Cheating customers and when customers raise complaint you people are least bothered about that.
Nov 05, 2020
Updated by Siyamali Sankar
I don't understand like what you people think about your customers. I am trying to close this issue at the earliest, but you people are trying to drag this. You people are giving me so much of depression and you have to give me an answer for this.For the past 2 days(02-Nov & 03-Nov) the same girl is calling back and giving us mental torture and she is asking me to say I have applied for the card to her higher officials.
I have clearly mentioned only after receiving the card I understand that whatever link she asked me to click and submit was an online application for credit card.She promised me to close the auto approved credit card and she asked me to do that. She has played all this game and she is asking me to say I have applied for credit card.
OMG I never ever expected this from you team.
To be safe I have hotlisted the card on 30-Oct through net banking and I have marked ' To be reissued field as NO' and another shocking thing happened on 01-Nov. I got 2 messages stating your insta credit card sent via email. 1 message with the same credit card number and the other message with a new one. And now am able to see a new active credit card linked to my account.
You people will keep on adding credit cards to my account without my permission and knowledge and I have to take all pain in raising complaints, following it up for which you are least bothered and you will never respond. This is giving me and my family so much of depression and you have to pay for this.
I want all the credit cards linked to my accounts to be closed in next 24 hours with proper acknowledgement to my complaint mail. Also i should not receive any calls from that girl again asking me to talk whatever she says.
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I haven't got any response so far on this
Siyamali Sankar's [Complaint's author] reply, Oct 27, 2020
When will I get this issue resolved? It's been 10 days since I raised a complaint to customer care and no response from anyone.

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