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These scam artists should be arrested for stupidity
by QueenLyssa | Jun 27 '00
I received a call one night. An earnest and honest sounding young gentleman calling to inform me that he was speaking on behalf of Visa and MasterCard and wanted to advise me that the method for reporting credit card fraud had changed. I raised a brow...

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Re: I had the same call! (Reply to this comment)
by QueenLyssa
They seem to be everywhere, but people must be getting taken in or the scam would die. Glad to hear that nothing happened to you and others heard about this before it was too late.

Thanks for sharing =)
Lyssa

Jun 27 '00
5:30 pm PDT

I had the same call! (Reply to this comment)
by emeleel
Wow - I had that exact same call from these people. Luckily, they only called once - I made it abundantly clear that I was sure they were frauds. (I'm also not on either of the VISA accounts in our home, yet they asked for *me* as an "authorized user". Glad to hear you didn't get suckered, either. I immediately put out an alert on all the email lists I'm on to let people know what was going on.

Melanie

Jun 27 '00
5:23 pm PDT

Re: Great review! (Reply to this comment)
by QueenLyssa
Great idea, and yet one more reason to get Caller ID and an answering machine or service.

Thanks,
Lyssa

Jun 27 '00
2:23 pm PDT

Great review! (Reply to this comment)
by TexasMomof3
I've developed a habit of only answering my telephone (thanks to my trusty caller i.d.) when it's someone that I know. I wish I had a dollar for every "unknown" call I receive on a daily basis. If it's important, they can leave a message.

Thanks for the warning and for sharing your story, great review!

Jun 27 '00
2:14 pm PDT

Re: Thanks!!! (Reply to this comment)
by QueenLyssa
It's not that hard to fall for, they have the right lingo and they're good at what they do. If the scam didn't work, they wouldn't still be at it.

Thanks for the nice comment,
Lyssa

Jun 27 '00
2:07 pm PDT

Thanks!!! (Reply to this comment)
by rosaphile
Great advice here - I personally don't have any credit cards, only a Visa debit card, but if I had... I might have fallen for this trick. I'll remember this info for later reference!

Jun 27 '00
2:02 pm PDT

Re: great tips, (Reply to this comment)
by QueenLyssa
Thanks for the nice compliment. =) If it helps just one person out there, it's worth it.

Lyssa

Jun 27 '00
2:02 pm PDT

great tips, (Reply to this comment)
by IntegraRacer
and what an interesting story as well! =) good review, you have provided others with a really good service. thanks.

willis

Jun 27 '00
1:58 pm PDT