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Timeline:

12.2.18 - signed up to playfrank, used first deposit bonus and after completing wagering, requested withdrawal for £3673
14.2.18 - provided verification documents as requested
15.2.18 received email from playfrank stating 'This is to inform you that your documents have now been approved.

Your PlayFrank account is now verified and if you have a pending withdrawal this will now be processed shortly.

We want to thank you for your co-operation and patience during this security verification process. Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Care team should you have any other questions or concerns.'

20.2.18 i emailed asking about the withdrawal, as the funds had not yet arrived in my account. received the following response:

'Hi Damian,

Thank you for your email.

I can see that your withdrawal has been processed by our end, however it needs to be processed by our third party provider.

I apologize for the delay in this and we have also informed our third party provider for a push through.

As this is a credit card withdrawal, you will receive your funds on 3-5 bank days when a withdrawal will be processed.'

21.2.18 despite being told on two occasions that my withdrawal was being processed (as above), I received email asking for selife with my ID and notarised documents

23.2.18 submitted further ID as requested in email of 21.2.18

25.2.18 received a further email (note this is third email of this nature) confirming that my ID has been accepted and 'if you have a pending withdrawal this will now be processed shortly.'

i requested specific confirmation that my withdrawal is now actually being processed - as my account balance at PlayFrank is NIL and there is no clear record of my withdrawal. I received a further response

27.2.18 i received an email stating 'Your withdrawal will be processed very soon now and I will kindly ask you for a bit more patience in this issue.'

1.3.18 I received an email stating 'I apologise for the delay in this and we have also informed our third party provider for a push through.
As this is a credit card withdrawal, you will receive your funds on 3-5 bank days when a withdrawal will be processed.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.'

I noted that I had been given the exact same message on 20.2.18, which turned out to be false. Therefore I replied pointing out that I had been informed of that same message on 20.2.18 and in total, i have received five emails confirming my withdrawal has been processed but i have not received my withdrawal.

I have received no response and no withdrawal.

I am very concerned about this casino's practices:
1) terrible communication,
2) the blatantly false emails they have sent,
3) the disappearance of my balance from my account and no corresponding withdrawal history
Disputed Casino PlayFrank Casino
Amount £3673

Discussion

User name

Dear @chouislouis, 


AskGamblers Complaints Team have been informed by PlayFrank Casino management that your payment was already processed. Please confirm so that we could close this case accordingly. Please keep in mind that in case you fail to provide feedback within the given 96-hours time frame available for response we will consider your complaint as resolved and it will be closed accordingly. 


Thank you for your cooperation.

User name
Dear CHOUISLOUIS,

Sorry to hear that your experience with PlayFrank is not what you expected.

Let us first inform you that your withdrawal has been processed by our bank on the 4th of March. It can take up to 5 days before you will receive the money on your bank account. This explains why your balance is zero, because the withdrawal had already been processed.

Second, we would like to respond to your complaint about the withdrawal process and the information given by our Live Support agents. Regarding the withdrawal process, usually we have a 24 hours pending time during which we try to take care of the administrative tasks like the KYC; this process sometimes can take more depending on the particularities of each user and his/her gameplay.

Unfortunately your withdrawal process took longer than expected due to additional checks requested by our Verification Department. We'd like to apologize again for the delay in your withdrawal process and we'd like to inform you that thanks to your feedback we've taken measures to both improve our support communication in these situations in order to be more accurate and to speed up the process for the future.

All additional documents have been approved and your withdraw has been processed; your withdrawal of £3673 will be in your bank account soon.

If you still have questions about your withdrawal, please do not hesitate and contact us on our 24/7 Live Support or send an email to suppor­t@p­lay­fra­nk.com.

Best regards,
PlayFrank

PlayFrank Casino Complaint Stats

Resolved 22 / 22
Avg. Amount $3,168
Avg. Complaint Duration 5 days
Avg. Response Time 2 days

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Payment and refund issues

So, I was happy with my playfrank account but I found it a very boring website. Not many issues with withdrawals, but sometimes they were slow. I was ok with that. I closed my account, and I was owed two payments, I was asked to provide bank details which I did, via the chat.

Ever since then it’s been hell. So after providing the details it was apparently sent to the team, then I got emails saying it was process and on its way to my bank, and then I was told it was with managers. Every time I contacted someone half the time it was a different story each time, and then another reason as to why I haven’t received my money. I understand things take time but it’s been over 9 days, and I’m constantly being told so many different things. Two people I spoke to today, have told me two different things, apparently the money has not been issued even though I was emailed saying a completely different thing and now there is technical issues and they cannot pay me due to this. The customer service is absolutely shocking and I get nothing but attitude. They was fine when I was on the account taking my money and providing me with my winnings, but it seems to be since I closed it’s nothing but dragging their feet.

Also another small withdrawal I was also told is on its way to my bank, but then an agent in the chat stated that it was going to my PayPal and already sent. I provided details to show I’ve received it, in none of these and now they are escalating it. I just feel like you get told nothing and are expected to just take it.

Status solved Resolved
£192
Verification denied and account suspended

Hi,

Last week I made a deposit of £100 to my Play Frank account, after receiving a text informing me of a 100% bonus up to £100. I played through the bonus the same day until I ended up with approx £950 cash in my account. I played completely within the terms and conditions of the bonus and opted to withdraw the funds the same day.

Shortly afterwards, I received an email requesting the following verification:

- Personal identification

- Address identification

- Proof of payment method

I supplied all of this in a timely manner and assumed this would enable them to process my withdrawal. However, I then received a further email requesting the following verification:

- Face verification

- Date verification

I have used a large number of gambling sites and this is something I have never been asked for before. I find it highly irregular, unnecessary and worrying. I see no reason why they would need this level of identification, something which I raised by return of e-mail. I repeatedly asked why this was needed and constantly received the same response of the fact it was needed for face and date verification. Obviously this is something I was already aware of; I was trying to determine why it was needed.

I eventually provided the verification required. I couldn’t do this immediately as I had to purchase a newspaper. I was finally told that my withdrawal is now being processed; this was on 19/03/19.

That night I tried logging into my play Frank account to see if I could see the status of the withdrawal, only to find my account had been blocked. After contacting them, I was then told that this was done as part of the verification process and that any pending withdrawals had been cancelled. The team told me to contact the complaints team which I did on 20/03/2019.

Since then, any of my requests are now ignored. I have been given no timescale for my "complaint" to be answered (I never asked to raise a complaint: I just want my money) and £950 of my money has seemingly disappeared into thin air. Personally, I believe the original verification process is a stalling tactic in order to hold onto customer's money for longer than is necessary.

Please let me know if you need any further information from me.

Thanks and regards,

Will < surname removed >

Status solved Resolved
£950