Who is this guy 3-MAIDENHEAD scammer

williham

Your statement says the company name and then the city..
eg.. CO-OP NORWICH

This is a transaction for 3 - Maidenhead which is what appears for online transactions with the company 3/Three.

It's not the company "scamming" you, it's someone using your card.. or it's you and you have a contract with 3.

crazy4nath

well.... This thread was actually very helpful once i got past all the bickering. Made me realise that the mystery transactions were actually me...... Topping up my 3 dongle lol. Thanks guys

hollydays

I had my card cloned recently-they did a small transaction as stated,and I would be grateful for any guidance about how to stop it happening on future cards.

trumpton

Here's some general advice from Which. I try to only use well-known online retailers that use the extra protection system where you have a password. My cc company are pretty good and rang once to check an attempt at a fraudulent transaction.

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/rip-offs-and-scams/understanding-card-fraud/how-to-prevent-debit-and-credit-card-fraud/

It's difficult if you are paying somewhere where they take the details from you personally though as you only need one rogue employee.

[Deleted User]

They normally take 50p and refund it when you're signing up to a contract.

angelil

As others have pointed out, Three do have their HQ in Maidenhead!! My parents live round the corner from it so I have walked past it many a time So all of those calling scam at least know they can take it up with Three as if it is a scam it is being done in the name of their HQ and they ought to know.

Not that I'm too pleased with Three myself yknow They were rubbish when I had a contract with them and now that they have rejected me twice for the same job posting (which has come up twice in under a year and which I am more than qualified to do) I am even less pleased with them shall we say

pmduk

truthman007 wrote: »

My advise don't subscribe for online statement at-least if you receive statement in papers it would have been checked by you or someone in your home.

After translating this it suggests that turning off paper statements implies that statements aren't checked. If you don't bother to check a bank statement you are inviting fraud.
Unfortunately Three insist on using Indian call centres with the well-known lack of security associated with that.

marywooyeah

crazy4nath wrote: »

well.... This thread was actually very helpful once i got past all the bickering. Made me realise that the mystery transactions were actually me...... Topping up my 3 dongle lol. Thanks guys

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I do this all the time! "What? whose used my card to buy loads of chocolate?!.......oh wait, that WAS me!" lol

MackemPunk

What scammers will usually do is top up a small amount on a PAYG phone to check the card is valid before using it for major purchases, this is why 3 will show up as the scammers will top up a disposable 3 sim.