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Weird Tesco Bank 'thing'

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  • Argghhh
    Argghhh Posts: 352 Forumite
    maybe someone has been through your paper bin got details andis now trying to scam you. curious what is actually on it though
  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,473 Forumite
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    Argghhh wrote: »
    maybe someone has been through your paper bin got details andis now trying to scam you. curious what is actually on it though


    Nothing in my recycling has my name / address and bank details on.
  • patientperson
    patientperson Posts: 481 Forumite
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    Was it not Tesco who had a data breach within the last 2 years?
  • JuicyJesus
    JuicyJesus Posts: 3,832 Forumite
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    I would bet money that if you put that into a CD player it would play someone reading out a letter to you.

    Until you do that (or disable Autoplay on your computer and put it in that) we're all none the wiser.
    urs sinserly,
    ~~joosy jeezus~~
  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,473 Forumite
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    I've sent it to a relative who is an IT techie - he's going to open it in an emulated / blank laptop. I'll report back once I know.
  • robatwork
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    I'm sure there's no horseplay involved in this CD
  • hoc
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    Gers wrote: »
    I've sent it to a relative who is an IT techie - he's going to open it in an emulated / blank laptop. I'll report back once I know.

    No follow up? What was the outcome? A spoken (audio) letter or some scam?
  • darren72
    darren72 Posts: 1,310 Forumite
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    I'm very interested to know too. I don't know how you could have waited without checking. I would have had to check on the day it arrived...
  • darren72
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    Gers wrote: »
    My postie brought me a padded envelope with my details handwritten though in a strange format.

    No update to this? - Is it as many of us thought? - An audio CD of a letter from Tesco Bank ?
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,638 Forumite
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    edited 23 January 2018 at 11:14PM
    See the other thread
    Gers wrote: »
    Yep, a damp squib! It has turned out to be an audio recording after all. Still, not something I ordered / asked for so I need to go back to the bank to track that down.

    So, nothing sinister after all, just weird!
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