First Direct offering £25 again

bandito_2

There was an add in the Times today offering £500 fee free overdraft and £25 if you open an account as a new customer. The reference number is HC215
Good luck

isasmurf

First Direct have never stopped offering £25 to new customers. But since Martin's little scam they insist in transferring your salary to the account to get it.

natalie1980_2

What was the scam ?

grumbler

natalie1980 wrote:

What was the scam ?

Easy £25 loophole

System

bandito wrote:

There was an add in the Times today offering £500 fee free overdraft and £25 if you open an account as a new customer. The reference number is HC215
Good luck

Pity they will remember me from the first time i got £35 out of them for opening an account. Still in all fairness, i kept it open for 2 months before closing it.:rolleyes:

chloejane_2

ive opened an account last month and i dont have to pay my wages into it and still got the £25, even though they wanted my wages to be paid in, so i dont think they are that fussy?

skiddy2k

grumbler wrote:

Easy £25 loophole

SCAM?!?!

thats not what i and many others would call it!
hahaha!!

Aark

scam
noun [C] INFORMAL
an illegal plan for making money:
an insurance scam

The First Direct £25 wasn't a scam, it was legally taking advantage of what First Direct were offering to everyone.

skiddy2k

Aark wrote:

scam
noun [C] INFORMAL
an illegal plan for making money:
an insurance scam

The First Direct £25 wasn't a scam, it was legally taking advantage of what First Direct were offering to everyone.

thats perfectly said, i couldnt put it any better!!

grumbler

skiddy2k wrote:

SCAM?!?!

Why do you quote (blame?) me for using this term?! I did not use it. It is Isasmurf who did! I just explained this to Natalie1980 ...

isasmurf

Jeez, do people not have a sense of humour?

Yes, it was legally taking advatange of a loophole which FD only have themselves to blame for, but I was using scam in the sense that the promotion was being used not in the spirit it was intended. Perhaps it was the wrong word to use.

And actually scam means a fraudulent business scheme or to swindle. You could argue that FD was swindled out of the £25, albeit legally, by people opening accounts without having any intention of using it.

Now as BG I have the luxury of having the last say on this matter - and it is now closed.