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Warnings gala bingo

Not sure if this is the forumn for this post. but just a warning

today i recieved a WEM supposedly from GALA Bingo telling me i'd won £600,000. I didnt reply i found gala's number elsewhere and called them,
IT IS A SCAM PLEASE BEWARE

Comments

  • Julieforde
    Julieforde Posts: 5,616 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks for warning
    Julie:T
    APRIL 2011 Wins

    Postcards..Now 78 cd.Moky DVD and Moky Fit Pass Card..
  • Mar.cresham
    Mar.cresham Posts: 1,060 Forumite
    I got scams from abbey and paypal in past two days alot of things like this about at the moment
    09 Wins= 5 Rugby balls, 3 Football. A cricket ball. 6 Books. A subway, A T.Shirt, 2 Durex Goody Bags, Beyonce tickets X 7 SETS A Magnum card. 2 glamour wins. Coffee, Jewellery. Moble Phone
    :A
    Be nice and hit Thanks
  • Tulip
    Tulip Posts: 29,324 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    thanks for the warning.
  • Not sure if this is the forumn for this post. but just a warning

    today i recieved a WEM supposedly from GALA Bingo telling me i'd won £600,000. I didnt reply i found gala's number elsewhere and called them,
    IT IS A SCAM PLEASE BEWARE

    I was unsure whether to reply to this Thanks for confirming it's a scam!
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