Your received wisdom should be obvious buddy!
[QUOTE=DavieW;432906]So, the received wisdom here is that if a company adds a random USD700 on to their credit card charge. Just let them have it.
I'm not sure I'm living on the same planet as the rest of you!
Where are you drawing the line? How much do they have to steal from you before you start to get upset enough to try and do something about it?[/QUOTE]Keep closer track of your credit card dude. By your own admission you thought it was handled and two months later you found out your case was closed and you had been screwed. What happened between January and last week?
[QUOTE=DavieW;432898]Mastercard told me in January that they were going to sort it out on my behalf. When I called them last week to ask them what was going on they said the matter had been resolved and closed 2 months ago and there's nothing further they can do as the problem is with LAN. They were worse than useless, and having failed to inform me that they'd washed their hands of the issue, have cost me 2 months?[/QUOTE]
As they say in America, let the buyer beware. Your feeling that MasterCard should have been better at handling your issue may be fair, but YOU need to be your own advocate and at a minimum monitor the process of your dispute. It's very easy and can be done online.
I run pretty damn large monthly balances on my two credit cards that are always paid off in full each month. Over the past 20 years I have challenged maybe 4 or 5 charges. In each instance of disputed charges the credit card company has removed the charge from my bill immediately and adjusted the monthly bill to exclude the charge. Round 1. I log onto my account online and verify this after my phone contact pertaining to the initial dispute. Then the card company inform me sometime later as to the status of the dispute, often looking for more feedback before making a final determination. In all of my aforementioned disputes, I have never seen the original disputed charge be recharged to my account. Most often, the fraudulent charger of my card just backs down and its over. In a few other cases MasterCard just told the fraudulent charger to pound salt and it was over.
You mention more charges from LAN where added to your card. You didn't pick this up dude and challenge them immediately as they occurred, shortly after they hit your account. Again, suggest you monitor your account more closely. Not meant has a flame dude, just some friendly advise. Enough said about managing your credit cards.
One final word regarding pursuing this 700 dollar issue using a lawyer. IALOTFLMAO! Don't throw good money after bad buddy. If you are looking to fight the good fight, them more power to you. Just expect to spend 3 to 4 times your loss, then end up with nothing, but you can say you fought the good fight. You make the call. Good luck. Toymann.
If things go your way, it works! If not, the law doesn't work!
[QUOTE=Gandolf50;432916]The truth is, the law does not work in Argentina. Under the current Government its only getting worse, the president abuses the law as much as many criminals. A normal law suit can easily be delayed up to 10 years legally. Then at the last minute the send you a order to appear that you never receive (because the post office doesn't work either) and then the case is thrown out because you did not appear. Argentinos do not use banks when they can avoid it. This includes credit cards, if they can avoid it (they use them for free interest for 1,000000000 cuotas) There is a reason. Most "cases" are ended with a compromise with the lawyer taking up to 50% of what they got you. You end up with less then the lawyer. Since this is a 'Local" matter, Argie business and Argie bank, try the consumer protection board. I have had fairly good luck with them, and they are free.[/QUOTE]Maybe it doesn't work for you because of luck of knowledge, connections, money, time, and God knows what else.
Remember O.J. Simpson? If a "regular" dude would be the one in that trial, he would certainly spend his life in jail. What save his ass? Was it money?, a "TEAM" of ultra-expensive lawyers?, fame etc.?
Did the law worked there? You tell me!