The parking app glitched and charged me $85 for 20 minutes in Miami downtown
"the parking app glitched and charged me $85 for 20 minutes in miami downtown" I need help. Miami residents. happened to me. looking for advice.
The parking app glitched and charged me $85 for 20 minutes in Miami downtown
This happened to me last Thursday November around 5:30 PM. I was at the Aldi on Market Street in Miami, right by the downtown area. I remember because I had just grabbed coffee from the Starbucks acro
This happened to me last Thursday November around 5:30 PM. I was at the Aldi on Market Street in Miami, right by the downtown area. I remember because I had just grabbed coffee from the Starbucks across the street — my receipt says 5:30 PM 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 68 dollars for my groceries. So embarrassing. When I finally got home 24 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 45 minutes total. The reason? I had paid my rent three days early. That's it. I've lived in Miami for 14 years. I've never missed a payment. My credit score is 723. But their algorithm decided that paying early was "suspicious generosity." I called my landlord at the property management company on Market 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 9 days. No apology. No explanation. Just a generic email saying "we've resolved the issue." Has anyone else in Miami dealt with this? I'm tired of algorithms making decisions about my money with no human oversight.
• Always keep paper records of your transactions
• Take screenshots of everything
• Ask for a human by saying "representative" repeatedly
• File a complaint with the CFPB if it's a bank issue
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Michael K. is a retired teacher in Denver who follows technology trends and shares what he learns.