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This was such a massive headache for me while I was on the other side of the globe. I let my bank know in advance that I was going to travel to a specific count
by mavamaarten 2y ago
This was such a massive headache for me while I was on the other side of the globe. I let my bank know in advance that I was going to travel to a specific country, and got a special gold credit card with all sorts of services.
Yet after one day abroad, they blocked my card and needed me to call them and have them call me a couple of times to validate my identity and purchases. _During their office hours, meaning in the middle of the night for me_.
- tgittos 2y agoI moved out of Australia and let my bank know that I would likely be using credit cards overseas for a while. Sure enough, as I was trying to buy furniture for my new place, the same thing happened to me. They blocked the card and when I called them they scolded me for not letting them know that I was traveling. I told the agent that I did in fact let them know, and asked them to update the account to note that I lived overseas. Some 5 years later I needed to use one of those accounts again. I diligently phoned the bank, let them know I lived overseas and that I was going to use the card. I used the card, the transaction was blocked, I called and was again scolded for not telling them that I went on holiday. I swear the 'notes' they add to your account are just an eye-roll and then a call disconnect.