Sub- (a) settlement (surrendering) of my credit card
This is to bring to your notice that I have been constantly asking your executives
(last 04 months) about the procedure regarding the settlement of my credit card(no.[protected]).The card is on my sisters name Ms. Samritee Gupta Singhla,she is no longer using the card and is currently out of India.
Every time I speak to the HDFC executives I am asked to do the min payment, and I am assured that the card will be settled the next month. This is going on since 04 months, but sadly nothing has been done by HDFC.
This month when I received a call from the HDFC CUSTOMER CARE regarding the min payments. I apprised the executive about my previous talk regarding the settlement of card, but he/she refused to listen and kept on insisting about the min payment.He/She wasn’t ready to listen to what I had to say.I am sorry to say but a reputed bank like HDFC should screen people well before they assign them the duty of customer care. The way I was attended on phone is highly objectionable; the ‘CARE’ from the word ‘CUSTOMER CARE’ was completely missing.
Sub- (b) misbehaviour/foul language/getting personal on family.
Today (10.55am, 27/09/2010) I again received a call from [protected]of the same nature, asking for min payment. I very politely requested the CC executive to tell me the net amount I need to deposit, after which my card can be settled so that neither o[censored]s are bothered anymore. But what ever I said wasn’t of any concern to her. She was stuck to ‘min payment’.
She expressed the desire to speak to Ms. Samritee Gupta (the card holder and my younger sister), I told her that, she is married out of India, and is no longer using the card. Listening to this your CC executive said,’LET ME TALK TO HER AS SHE MAY BE OUT OF INDIA BUT SHE MUST HAVE NOT LEFT THIS WORLD’.
I don’t think this statement was needed. And it is just not acceptable at any cost. It calls for a written/verbal apology.
After listening to what she had to say I kept the phone. I again got a call, which was answered by my wife. She again very politely asked to tell her about the settlement procedure, and thereafter the needful will be done. Your CC executive told her, you can’t escape min payments, you can cut the call, not take it, run away from house, India but you will have to make min payments. The CC executive was shouting on top of her volume. Few abusive words were used too, which I need not mention.
I have never defaulted in making payments or in any other money transaction with HDFC.The only motive now was to surrender the card, for which I was asking for the net money to be deposited, and wasn’t interested in making min payemts.IN NO WAY MONEY WAS REFUSED,A SIMPLE PROCEDURE WAS ASKED.
I have deposited Rs5000/- in the HDFC account of Ms. Samritee Gupta,to assure my honest intentions.
I belong to a reputed and cultured business family,we are having 2-3 accounts in HDFC,but such kind of rude/indecent behaviour just not acceptable.
But I would like-
(i) A comment from your side on the statement/behaviour of your CC executive.
(ii) What do you have to say about the way your CC executives are avoiding to give info regarding settlement of card and in bargain asking for payments.
Kindly look into this matter ASAP n revert.
varun gupta
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved