Consumer complaint received 2017-11-12
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: VA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement
Sub-issue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Complaint:
CITI CARD IS REFUSING TO HELP WITH A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED OVER-BILLING for {$250.00} on a 2-night Hotel stay - for XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX. The proof of prepayment to the 3rd part hotel site- XXXX ( similar to XXXX ) is attached. The XXXX hotel has also received 3 disputes letter from us since XX/XX/XXXX about the surprise {$250.00} charge after our stay and is also dishonest. 

XX/XX/XXXX Dear Citi Card Re : Customer Disputes, There is a problem with our charge for {$250.00} on our XXXX that ends in XXXX For the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, VA. 

The hotel reservation was PRE-PAID on XX/XX/XXXX on a 3rd party site called XXXX, for {$250.00} on A DIFFERENT XXXX CARD THAT ENDS in XXXX. ( PROOF w/ a copy of our XXXX XXXX XXXX statement for the payment for the hotel to XXXX is attached. Upon Check in the hotel took our XXXX that ends in XXXX. 
For incidentals only, including the pet fee of {$30.00} for our XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

About a week later, after noticing a fraudulent charge for {$250.00} on my XXXX XXXX that ends in XXXX which is a second charge in addition to the {$32.00} incidentals charge, I wrote to the Hotel XXXX XXXX XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX and notified them of their mistake with the charge on our XXXX for {$250.00} because we had pre-paid, and we never signed an agreement or obligated ourselves to a double payment for our 2-night stay. They agreed when we checked in that we had PRE-PAID. 
- They never responded. 
- On XX/XX/XXXX I sent a second letter regarding the dispute for the fraudulent charge for {$250.00} after our stay and demanded a refund. This time I sent a letter to the XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
- Today, XX/XX/XXXX I received a letter, only 1 month later, making the false claim that they charged us the {$250.00} for the pet fee which were already paid. They falsely claim that our dog had fleas, which he does not. 
- They are lying and deceitful. I attached proof that our dog takes a flea and tick preventative monthly. 
Dear XXXX, please credit our account in full for the fraudulent charge for {$250.00} form the XXXX XXXX XXXX immediately as they are deceitful. 
To XXXX XXXX XXXX, ccd in this letter, our report will also be for the Better Business Bureau of XXXX, XXXX and all of the social media sites to educate people on how crocked your hotel is. 
Unless you can come clean by next Wednesday, XX/XX/XXXX when we file complaints against you to harm others that your hotel is crooked. 

CITI CARD : Please update me in writing and as soon as possible on this dispute for {$250.00} immediately. ( TO BE CLEAR THAT {$250.00} for XXXX XXXX charged by them fraudulently as a second payment on a 2- night stay- on our CITI XXXX that ends is XXXX must be refunded ). 

Thanks and Regards, - XXXX XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX - XXXX, Va XXXX PROOF OF DOUBLE PAYMENT IS ATTACHED.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation