Banks Refuse Dispute Initiation on Unauthorized Pending Transactions
A consumer flagged 35 unauthorized charges but was told disputes could not be filed until transactions posted. Fraud protection locked the card but offered no proactive cancellation of pending charges. Individual complaint about dispute process limitations.
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