Citibank Fraud Dispute Unresolved After Multiple Contacts
A customer with multiple fraudulent charges on their Citibank card received no resolution after 7 calls and email contact with the merchant. Only 2 of 9 fraudulent charges were even flagged as disputed. Bank and merchant coordination failures left the customer exposed.
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