Work telephone number

Peco141

Why would an MBNA credit card application require my work telephone number?

[Deleted User]

To verify you work there.

[Deleted User]

So they can call you if behind on payments as another contact number, eek, used to have a colleague say well if you give it, their legally obliged to call..

I was asked for a work's number on a short term loan application this week, there was no escaping affordability check either, upshot I wasn't and haven't been phoned at work, so it could be worse

Peco141

I see. Felt it a little unnecessary but I understand the reasoning.

Herbalus

Deleted_User wrote: »

To verify you work there.

But do they actually call to verify that?

I'm not allowed personal calls at work so I wouldn't give out the work number. I'd always stick my mobile number in again if it wouldn't let me proceed without it.

And google could surely provide a work number for the business you put down if you're applying fraudulently for that part.

JKSandy

I put my mobile number in the work number field.


I answered a call from my manager once, so it's technically a work number.

[Deleted User]

Herbalus wrote: »

But do they actually call to verify that?

Very rarely. But occasionally.

It's also something of a deterrent for people who might want to claim they have a job in order to get a credit card/loan when they don't.