allaboutprizes scam

ProdigyV1

Hi there,

Last week, I mistakingly gave my bank details away to a website called all about prizes doman allaboutprizes.com. It claimed in an email that if I signed up, for 50p I got a free razor. Being eager and given the price of razors these days, I gave them my details. I knew that this was a recurring service and they would take subscription money from my account, unless I cancelled it.

So I realize it's a scam straight away after a few Google searches and I call up the bank to ask them to cancel my card (I didn't give out my account number or sort code).

The card was cancelled, but to make sure I wanted to cancel my account with the company, yet on their site it won't let me log in. Deceiving !!!!s!

Today I checked my bank and see they have taken a payment out for 50p the original one. I thought because my card got cancelled they wouldn't be able to do this and I am now worried they will take more payments out. I called my bank but they were useless....

vuvuzela

Did you give them your bank account details (sort code and a/c number) or your debit card number ? If the former then cancelling your card will have zero effect.

ProdigyV1

Debit card number.

Forwandert

ProdigyV1 wrote: »

Hi there,

It claimed in an email that if I signed up, for 50p I got a free razor.

How is a razor priced at 50p a free razor?

bris

They are not interested in your 50p, they are interested in you debit card number for the recurring charges. To you 50p seems like a good deal, to them the card number is a gold mine. You better go back to the bank and insist the recurring charges are cancelled, I know that in the past you couldn't do this but now you can, it's getting the bank to agree to it that is the hard part as most don't know you can.

ProdigyV1

Ok, can they still take payments, even though I cancelled the card I give them?

transient

ProdigyV1 wrote: »

Ok, can they still take payments, even though I cancelled the card I give them?

Yes they can you need to ask the bank to cancel the CPA

McKneff

Forwandert wrote: »

How is a razor priced at 50p a free razor?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ProdigyV1

transient wrote: »

Yes they can you need to ask the bank to cancel the CPA

Okay, would going into the branch be the best way to do this? I called them up and they were useless.

Thanks,
Joe

redhotlola

Hi,

Having just looked at my bank account statement wich i dont usually do i find im in the same boat as you am not a very person right now.

If my bank are unwilling to cancel the recurring charges then i will tell them i shall just move my money elsewhere, then lets see what they do.:)

maninthestreet

For 50p, you'll probably get one of the Bic disposable razors - if you're lucky.