I tried to pay my rent early in Phoenix and the AI froze my account — has this happened to anyone else?

This happened to me last Monday January around 7:30 AM. I was at the Target on Elm Street in Phoenix, right by the downtown area. I remember because I had just grabbed coffee from the Starbucks across

This happened to me last Monday January around 7:30 AM. I was at the Target on Elm Street in Phoenix, right by the downtown area. I remember because I had just grabbed coffee from the Starbucks across the street — my receipt says 7:30 AM exactly. I pulled out my phone to check my bank account while waiting in the checkout line. That's when I saw it. A notification that stopped me cold. My account was frozen. No warning. No explanation. Just a message saying "suspicious activity detected." The cashier was waiting for me to pay. There were 3 people behind me in line. I could feel them getting impatient. my neighbor was standing behind me and could see I was panicking. I tried to use my card. Declined. I tried another card. Declined. I ended up having to call my neighbor to spot me 43 dollars for my groceries. So embarrassing. When I finally got home 22 minutes later, I spent 3 hours on the phone with their automated system. Every time I asked for a human, the AI said "I understand your frustration" and then transferred me to another bot. I was on hold for 3 hours and 15 minutes total. The reason? I had paid my rent three days early. That's it. I've lived in Phoenix for 17 years. I've never missed a payment. My credit score is 769. But their algorithm decided that paying early was "suspicious generosity." I called my landlord at the property management company on Elm Street. They had no idea why the payment was flagged either. They said this has been happening more often lately to tenants who pay early. The bank couldn't tell me when the hold would be lifted. They couldn't transfer me to a supervisor. They couldn't do anything except read from a script. I finally got my account back after 8 days. No apology. No explanation. Just a generic email saying "we've resolved the issue." Has anyone else in Phoenix dealt with this? I'm tired of algorithms making decisions about my money with no human oversight.