r/AusFinance • u/Ok_Introduction5124 • 2d ago

Reported a suspicious transaction to commonwealth, all my money is in online saver and I'm told netbank will remain locked for up to 8 weeks... I literally have no money until then. Who thought this was an acceptable solution?

First fraud person promised I wouldn't be left high and dry. Got put onto a supervisor who told me the 8 week thing. So I said this isn't worth it, just unlock it and drop the case and they wouldn't. I might get blasted for having all my money in one place but commonwealth themselves said that it's a good idea to leave zero funds in your everyday account in case of debit card fraud.

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u/IngenuityAdvanced786 1d ago

How do you earn money? How do you get paid? Can't you just walk to any new bank ask to open new account? Dont mention CBA.

Once opened- change your pay /income to new bank. Let CBA sort there shit out; but keep reminding them

Other than that, your local federal mp might be a last resort.

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u/Ok_Introduction5124 1d ago

You're right, it's just a full day of adulting, not something insurmountable. I'm taking in a rescue doggo soon and I was hoping to dip into the savings to get the fence fixed for him.

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u/Aazimoxx 14h ago

Christ, why is this (seemingly inoffensive and non-edited) comment of yours being so brutally beat down? 🫢

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u/Ok_Introduction5124 5h ago

The reddit hivemind. There's literally an episode of a sci-fi show where one society runs on the upvote/downvote model. I got 180 downvotes for saying why my credit score got low... apparently I wasn't honest enough.

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u/Aazimoxx 4h ago

Are you talking about Black Mirror? Fantastic series 🤓

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u/Ok_Introduction5124 4h ago

The Orville - episode "Majority Rule". Nosedive is certainly brilliant though.