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Business
/ 1 November 2024

Bank clients fleeced by dozens of dodgy debits

By Lyse Comins
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Consumers should spend cautiously, despite the positive outlook for the year (Getty Images)

Consumers who bought fuel at a petrol station later saw their accounts debited multiple times for the same transaction in an apparent ‘system error’

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