The new scam...
I applied for the 5/3 overdraft protection credit card, since I could not handle the hundreds of dollars in fees I have paid in the past few months.
I recieved a card in the mail with the Fifth Third Identy on the front, I called the number that was on the sticker attached to the card to activate the card and the service. The very next weekend I had $156 in overdraft fees, (which by the way were clearly not overdrafts, since a check was deposited by 2:00 on Friday, and transactions were made over the weekend). SO, I called 5/3 to ask them about this...
Their response " You were not approved for Fifth Third Over Draft Protection!" The card they had sent me was not a 5/3 card, it is a HSBC Card, so it will not protect me from overdraft fees. The card really has no affliation with 5/3. Customer service said that they have a relationship with HSBC, so that is why I recieved the card.
So, I have now paid $19 annual fee to have this card that I do not want, nor did I apply for. And I will still continue to get overdraft fees, which have totaled over $700, just in the past few months.
Believe me, I asked all of the appropriate questions about the overdraft protection when I called to activate the card. I was told that if I overdrafted my account, I would be charged $9.00 per transaction..
I will be pursuing this legally!
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