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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:28 PM
(1 stars)
The Worst Choice Ever!
SmartyPig
(1 stars)I wish I could give "negative" stars to Smartypig. Even one star is too many. There is nothing smarty about this pig.
My account has been locked for a week now for the reasons that I don't know. I am not even provided any explanation. Each and every time I contact the customer service, I am told that the account is being "reviewed" by BBVA (the "real" bank that SmartyPig operates with), and that someone is going to contact me. That's all I got! Even Smartypig is unable to get into my account, and they don't know what BBVA is doing. Not only I can't get any explanation from Smartypig, they also don't provide any contact information where I can seek an explanation. My money is being held up by someone for some reason and I am denied to have access to it! Is this legal?! In any case I deserve an explanation, which would be provided If I had chosen a reliable financial choice over Smartypig.
As of now (after a week), noone has gotton back to me yet, and Smartypig is (apparently) unable to do anything until BBVA gets back to them (or to me). All I have been told is to wait. Why and how long, no clue... I didn't know Smartypig was just a puppet company of a bank, with no power over that bank. I would certainly have never chosen Smartypig if I had known I could be locked out of my own account indefinetely for the reasons that even the Smartypig customer service is unaware.
I am currently planning to contact BBVA (found the contact info in Google). I am also considering to pass this issue to an attorney.
My account has been locked for a week now for the reasons that I don't know. I am not even provided any explanation. Each and every time I contact the customer service, I am told that the account is being "reviewed" by BBVA (the "real" bank that SmartyPig operates with), and that someone is going to contact me. That's all I got! Even Smartypig is unable to get into my account, and they don't know what BBVA is doing. Not only I can't get any explanation from Smartypig, they also don't provide any contact information where I can seek an explanation. My money is being held up by someone for some reason and I am denied to have access to it! Is this legal?! In any case I deserve an explanation, which would be provided If I had chosen a reliable financial choice over Smartypig.
As of now (after a week), noone has gotton back to me yet, and Smartypig is (apparently) unable to do anything until BBVA gets back to them (or to me). All I have been told is to wait. Why and how long, no clue... I didn't know Smartypig was just a puppet company of a bank, with no power over that bank. I would certainly have never chosen Smartypig if I had known I could be locked out of my own account indefinetely for the reasons that even the Smartypig customer service is unaware.
I am currently planning to contact BBVA (found the contact info in Google). I am also considering to pass this issue to an attorney.
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