Many Wells Fargo customers got a terrifying shock after finding their checking accounts drained due to a series of errors by the embattled bank. The Jan. 17 glitch reportedly emptied several customers’ accounts after processing their online bill payments twice and doubling transaction fees.
According to CBS News, the banking error also triggered overdraft fees on many checking accounts as customers around the country were mistakenly informed they had a zero balance. The bank’s phone lines were reportedly jammed through the night as angry customers demanded answers for the embarrassing mistake. Wells Fargo later put out a brief statement on Twitter explaining the situation.
Some customers may be having an issue with their Bill Pay transactions. We are working to fix the issue and resolve this tonight. Thanks for your patience.
The social media outrage was immediate as customers replied to the statement, many who were left without a way to pay for any goods.
Utterly ridiculous, overdraft and in negative, four payments taken out twice…at gas station to be told that WF card has been rejected only then found out by logging into online wellsfargo account. SERIOUSLY!!! I wonder who will compensate the customers for the stress of this!!!
Three hours with no information. No details. Meanwhile we all have negative balances in our account because YOU took OUR MONEY.