ATM Malfunction Charge Reinstated Despite No Cash Dispensed
A cardholder was charged for an ATM cash advance after the machine malfunctioned and indicated it was returning funds; a credit was issued and later reversed, with the issuer denying any error occurred. This highlights unreliable reconciliation between ATM hardware failure signals and card issuers' transaction-dispute decisions.
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