Bank of America withdraws unauthorized payments after customer overpayment resolution
After a customer called to recover an overpayment on their credit card, BofA processed the initial return but then withdrew two additional unauthorized payments. The incident represents a billing control failure with direct financial harm. There is clear demand for transaction monitoring and banking dispute automation tools.
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