This is what th email says, which should help me:
At the time of these transactions, I am registered with GAMSTOP, the national self-exclusion scheme for gambling services in the UK.
In addition, my Lloyds Bank account has a gambling block enabled, specifically designed to prevent gambling-related transactions from being processed.
Despite these protections, this payment was processed because the merchant miscoded the transaction, disguising it as a non-gambling service. This resulted in a clear bypass of my gambling block and self-exclusion, exposing me to harm that I had actively sought to prevent.
This situation constitutes a misleading commercial practice under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and a failure of duty of care by both the merchant and the payment systems involved.
I have made every attempt to contact the merchants.
Under FCA guidelines, financial firms are expected to take reasonable steps to protect vulnerable customers, particularly when a gambling block is active. The incorrect coding of this transaction also undermines the effectiveness of such protection measures.
I am therefore requesting:
An immediate investigation into this transaction.
A full chargeback under grounds of misrepresentation and breach of consumer protection regulations.
Written confirmation of the actions taken to address this complaint.
If this complaint is not resolved to my satisfaction, I reserve the right to escalate the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service without further notice.
Please treat this matter with urgency given the vulnerability context and the risks involved.
Yours sincerely,