Hello readers, I’ve got my sleuth hat on today and I could use your assistance. Has anyone else had a debit card transaction canceled in the past week or so?
I don’t mean declined. I made a purchase last Friday, there was enough money in the account to cover it, and the transaction completed successfully. Then yesterday – Wednesday, 5 days later – I got a notification on my phone that the purchase had been canceled. I checked and found that the money had been credited back to me.
As luck would have it, I was in the very same business when I got the notification. I told the manager and he was unaware of any reason that would happen. The item I purchased was food, so I couldn’t exactly return it.
Has anyone else had a recent similar experience? If so, could you email me at paul.ryburn@gmail.com and tell me
- The issuer of the debit card you used;
- The business where you made the purchase;
- The time between purchase and cancellation – was it also 5 calendar days/3 business days for you?
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