Customers will be overjoyed when they receive a refund for an incorrectly completed payment because it’s much better if you spotted the error before they did!
An example letter informing them of the refund’s progress is provided below.
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Sample 1: Letter confirming the refund of a duplicate payment
Dear [customer’s name]
[We / Our finance team] received a [cheque / bank transfer etc] from you on [date] for payment [on account no /for invoice no], however we noticed that you had in fact already made a payment for that [account / invoice] which we received on [date].
We have therefore issued a refund for this duplicate payment which you should receive within the next few days.
Yours Sincerely
[Name]
[Position]