Carrier Repeatedly Overdraws Account After Cancellation Despite Refund Promise
A customer who cancelled service after confirming a zero balance was instead overdrawn twice by the carrier, with support unable to produce the signed contract used to justify the charges and no consistent explanation across six stores and multiple support contacts. This reflects a billing and documentation failure at cancellation.
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