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Florida Cancun holiday
becca_wecca
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If this is the wrong place sorry....
I recieved a phone call today saying I had won a holiday to florida and cancun, it all sounded good. (I can't remember what company she said she was from) and I had applied for florida holidays on here.
However she asked me for my bank card details....I wasn't willing to give these to her, but she said she needed them to verify who I was or something because the holiday was worth over £3000. I still refused to give them to her as I was worried about the safety of my bank....She then hung up on me!
Please tell me i've done the right thing and it was a bogus call!!
I recieved a phone call today saying I had won a holiday to florida and cancun, it all sounded good. (I can't remember what company she said she was from) and I had applied for florida holidays on here.
However she asked me for my bank card details....I wasn't willing to give these to her, but she said she needed them to verify who I was or something because the holiday was worth over £3000. I still refused to give them to her as I was worried about the safety of my bank....She then hung up on me!
Please tell me i've done the right thing and it was a bogus call!!
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Sounds very dodgy to me. I wouldn't give my bank details - I think you did the right thing.2019 Wins: personalised bottle of gin, gin hamper, bag, solar lights, smellies, two teddies, book bundle, meal for two, teapot, unicorn dream catcher, box of ale, tickets to Newton Faulkner, family swim pass
Total wins for 2009: £883.22
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you did the right thing,spamA rule of the universe is, the more you give, the more you get0
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I'm worried though because she asked me for my card details and gave the first two numbers of my card....How on earth could she have known this?! I'm quite savvy with details like that I wouldnt go giving them out willy nilly0
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Are the first numbers on your card 45? There are a few combinations which most cards start with, like that one. I know this from working in shops in the past. She could have been just taking a guess.0
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47...Could that be the same...When she asked me to confirm my card details bla bla bla I did ask her to read them back to me if she knew them, and she refused saying I might not be who I say I am. lol then I refused again and she hung up.
Anyways, just wanted people to be aware just in case they get a similar phone call0 -
Sounds fake to me, you did the right thing! It sounds dodgy to me, I wouldnt of told her anything, good luck though, your day will come to win a holiday (completely free!)0
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Spam/scam, might be one of those you have to make your own way over there and find there are lots of extras as well or just a complete scam.
Nothing special about the first 2 numbers on your card, I think all mastercards start between 50 to 55 and visa are 40 to 49 and if you stick to major banks/cards that narrows it down even more.
Right thing never to give your card details out.0 -
47 - visa cards from santander, sainsburys, capital one, RBS etc.
There is a rough list on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bank_Identification_Numbers0 -
Have you got the phone number they were calling from? Might be worth googling it to see who they are....Best win ever: Trip to the Galapagos Islands in 20100
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yeah definately the right think think i would have hung up on her LOL2015 Big wins: luxury 7 night holiday in sharm el sheikh, theatre tix, £123, IPad Air 16gb, Night in London hotel celebjuicetix :, Portable dvd playerT
Best 2014: £900 VIP cheltenham races day, £200 H&M voucher, £300 camera, 2 nights luxury apt Harrogate, 5 nights glamping cumbria
Total:2010: £10,531, 2011:£11,0750
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