Credit Card - dispute?/refund, an unauthorized payment, Procedure?

Jane_gs
Jane_gs Posts: 212 Forumite
edited 7 February 2014 at 1:55PM in Credit cards
If a payment has been taking out of a credit card, where the card holder was unaware about it,

i) what is the procedure to get the company to refund that money, through the credit card legal terms and conditions?


ii) and if the company who has taken the money from the card is being awkward and dont refund the money, can the credit card legally get the money back from them? (due to this law)?

iiii) what is the worse case scenareo?

iiiii) (don't credit cards have a legal term that debit cards no NOT have, so that money can be refunded back to cards? - is that the same thing, what is that law term called? )


-can the company challenge and Not refund the money? - or the law is on our side, as it is a credit card?

thanks in advance

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    Jane_gs wrote: »
    If a payment has been taking out of a credit card, where the card holder was unaware about it,

    i) what is the procedure to get the company to refund that money, through the credit card legal terms and conditions?


    ii) and if the company who has taken the money from the card is being awkward and dont refund the money, can the credit card legally get the money back from them? (due to this law)?

    iiii) what is the worse case scenareo?

    iiiii) (don't credit cards have a legal term that debit cards no NOT have, so that money can be refunded back to cards? - is that the same thing, what is that law term called? )


    -can the company challenge and Not refund the money? - or the law is on our side, as it is a credit card?

    thanks in advance



    very unclear




    if the money was taken fraudulently then the CC company will refund the money to you


    contact them immediately
  • grumbler
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    edited 7 February 2014 at 3:11PM
    Jane_gs wrote: »
    iiiii) (don't credit cards have a legal term that debit cards no NOT have, so that money can be refunded back to cards? - is that the same thing, what is that law term called? )
    It's called Section 75 protection. Nothing special unless you have plans of suing the CC company.
    For both debit and credit cards it's a simple Chargeback Protection.


    However, if it was a fraudulent transaction both are irrelevant.
  • Jane_gs
    Jane_gs Posts: 212 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    However, if it was a fraudulent transaction both are irrelevant.

    Cheers.
    how are both irrelevant ,

    what is different if it was a fraudulent transaction?

    is it easier, or harder if it was a fraudulent transaction?
  • grumbler
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    edited 7 February 2014 at 4:07PM
    If it's a fraudulent transaction you report it to the bank and they refund it unless/until they get proofs that you authorised it.

    Chargeback and s75 protection are for authorised transactions when the supplier fails to deliver what you have paid for (or refuses the refund after you rightfully cancelled the order). This might require some proofs from you.

    Instead of this general discussion it would be better if you posted the facts with all essential details, not same vague "unaware of", "being awkward" etc.
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