Get a text last night, sending me a code for one of my cards, which is normally what happens when you are trying to purchase something.
As I was at home not using that card, I knew it was not me.
About 30 seconds after that text I get a phone call, private no', If I don't know the number or recognise the name, I ain't answering, so I don't answer.
About 30 seconds after that I get another phone call, private no' so again, I don't answer.
Then about a minute after that I get a text from the card provider asking me to verify a purchase for £0.00 from a company called Invalueable, never heard of them and it obviously wasn't me.
Not trusting the text message, despite it saying its from the card provider, I go online and get the fraud no' from the card suppliers website, but it late Sunday night, so no-ones there.....[Sigh]
I look on the phone app for the card and there is an option to block the card, so I do that, card locked.
This morning I ring the card provider, go through security, etc and they confirm someone was trying to use my card to spend over £100 and that I did the right thing, by not responding to the phone calls and by blocking the card. They also confirmed that the texts were indeed from them, but the phone calls were not.
They have now cancelled the card and will be sending me a new one.
Be vigilant out there peeps, the scum of the f*ckin Earth are always looking to scam you one way or another....
As I was at home not using that card, I knew it was not me.
About 30 seconds after that text I get a phone call, private no', If I don't know the number or recognise the name, I ain't answering, so I don't answer.
About 30 seconds after that I get another phone call, private no' so again, I don't answer.
Then about a minute after that I get a text from the card provider asking me to verify a purchase for £0.00 from a company called Invalueable, never heard of them and it obviously wasn't me.
Not trusting the text message, despite it saying its from the card provider, I go online and get the fraud no' from the card suppliers website, but it late Sunday night, so no-ones there.....[Sigh]
I look on the phone app for the card and there is an option to block the card, so I do that, card locked.
This morning I ring the card provider, go through security, etc and they confirm someone was trying to use my card to spend over £100 and that I did the right thing, by not responding to the phone calls and by blocking the card. They also confirmed that the texts were indeed from them, but the phone calls were not.
They have now cancelled the card and will be sending me a new one.
Be vigilant out there peeps, the scum of the f*ckin Earth are always looking to scam you one way or another....
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