I WAS SHOCKED
Panicking....My mind when about searching my memory box... and my inner soul screaming at my impulsive spending disorder... I was like... hey.. I didnt spend that much at all... an astonishing level of RM400 was missing from my account ... (thinking..thinking..panicking..) .. so i tit tit tit tidit again... to check my transactions .. and it shows somehow on the 21st I have made some transaction twice amounting RM200 each...
but I didnt even buy anything... I'm on saving mode.... :(
so ... what happened...
Whatever that may be.. Maybank has a cool customer service... They have thus far not let me down yet.. so I made a quick call .. explained my situation in my utterly calm yet drama queen tone.. and after some questions and answers....
The sweet CS exec asked...
Did you pour petrol by swipping your debit card at any petrol station .. i.e Shell or Petronas...!!!!!!
ok I blinked for a moment there.. and went.. yea.. I did.. twice on Sunday (21st)
and thats when the truth came
It seems petrol station take a pre-authorised debit of rm200 each time your pour petrol via swipping at the pump machine... so twice is rm400
and this only happens at either Shell or Petronas..
and after a few working days.. the money will be credited into your account after deducting the amount poured...
So I was adviced - to pay at the counter / swipe at the counter rather then the machine...
Well a relieve it was... but no matter what I am still RM400 shorter for a few days.. sobs....
my dear darling, this is an old story... this happens for petrol only... I don't know they do this though... the best is you use credit card coz u get points and they charge exact amount... if you have less than RM200 also, you won't be able to charge your card for petrol... it's quite dumb... but what to do...
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