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  • MarkyMarkD wrote:
    It's also against VISA's rules for merchants to use it to pay out money in the way they are suggesting. All they can do is refund the amount you originally paid by VISA. E.g. bet (or bingo - whatever) £20 and win £50 - they can (and in fact, MUST according to VISA rules) refund £20 by VISA, but the remaining £30 has to be paid over by cheque or BACS.

    But the trouble is.......

    The say in the email they sent that they are not able to issue cheques in GBP or Euro !!!

    So where does that leave the winner ??
    If you want to get ahead in the Rat Race then you will need some faster Rats !! :rolleyes:
  • Great...... today i get 3, yes 3 !!!! of these mails from them...

    Thank you for contacting our Support Team with relation to your

    query.



    Kindly be advised that due to a technical error we’ve experienced

    over the past three weeks, we have fallen into a backlog on our

    responses to some of the e-mail queries.



    We have however resolved this matter and attended to most of

    these queries, via our Chat Service.



    We apologize for any inconvenience this matter may have caused

    and thank you for your continuous loyalty and patience.



    Kindly reply to this e-mail, should you require any further assistance.




    :mad: :confused: ARGHHH !!! What chat service ? there isnt one !!
    If you want to get ahead in the Rat Race then you will need some faster Rats !! :rolleyes:
  • Hobo17
    Hobo17 Posts: 163 Forumite
    Are you certain this is actually a genuine email from the company and not just an attempt to obtain your card/bank details?
  • OH MY GOD ! I wish you hadn't said that !! but....
    When I spoke to Barclays they said it was ok to email them with my bank details as they cant withdraw anything with the information given. I just hope its ok, I didnt give them alternitive credit card details, just bank account.
    3 days now since I sent it tho and no reply.......
    If you want to get ahead in the Rat Race then you will need some faster Rats !! :rolleyes:
  • greenwich
    greenwich Posts: 8,044 Forumite
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    OH MY GOD ! I wish you hadn't said that !! but....
    When I spoke to Barclays they said it was ok to email them with my bank details as they cant withdraw anything with the information given. I just hope its ok, I didnt give them alternitive credit card details, just bank account.
    3 days now since I sent it tho and no reply.......
    Don't worry too much. Your bank details are known to anyone who has ever had a cheque from you or has accepted your debit card in a shop. We're all in the same boat.
    Eh?? I give up!! Towel is getting thrown in here! :D
  • wacko911
    wacko911 Posts: 678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Anyhow hope this makes some of you feel better ( i do !)

    I went along and registered my visa card (didnt deposit any money) and then sent a mail asking for my winnings. Turned up in my current account 2 days ago... £57 quid richer for a £5 free stake.

    BTW I genereated a cahoot webcard with a £1 transaction limit, and registered this on the site, so they did'nt even have my real card details (Just in case it was a scam).

    Be patient you will get your money ppl!
  • wacko911 wrote:

    BTW I genereated a cahoot webcard with a £1 transaction limit, and registered this on the site, so they did'nt even have my real card details (Just in case it was a scam).

    Be patient you will get your money ppl!

    What is a webcard ? Sounds handy !!
    If you want to get ahead in the Rat Race then you will need some faster Rats !! :rolleyes:
  • wacko911
    wacko911 Posts: 678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Its a special (free) program for Cahoot current account or credit card customers. Basically you download a small program and login as you would to thier website. It then asks you how much of a transaction limit you would like to generate a webcard for, and magiaclly a Whole new credit card is genereated that can only be used once, and for a maxium of the amount specified.

    Hence your real card details, card no, CCV, expiry are never revealed. Its also great for sites that give a 'free trial' - just enter your cahoot webcard details with a £1 limit and when the free offer expires they cannot take the funds, and you dont have to worry about forgetting to cancel or being ripped off!

    See https://www.webcard.cahoot.com for details
  • greenwich
    greenwich Posts: 8,044 Forumite
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    wacko911 wrote:
    you dont have to worry about forgetting to cancel
    You do. If you don't cancel then you are contractually obliged to pay for whatever it is you signed up for. By giving them worthless card details, all you've done is to avoid paying by that card, not to remove your liability to pay. In practice, most companies wouldn't bother chasing you but, if they thought it was worth their while, they could.
    Eh?? I give up!! Towel is getting thrown in here! :D
  • wacko911
    wacko911 Posts: 678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Fair poiint, but in my experience they never bother, usually send a mail saying your account has expired.

    Im sure if you tried to ripp a site off, by buying stuff or signing a contract they wouldnt be too happy about it!

    Thanks for the tip all the same!
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