Comments on: VISA and Mastercard Scam – Beware

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:41:05 +0000

Thanks for putting us wise to this scam. I think Sparky hit the nail on the head when he wrote, “The best guideline to follow is to NEVER give any information to someone that is calling you.”

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By: Jaziel

Jaziel — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:01:23 +0000

I think if people are stupid enough to fall for this then they deserve to be ripped off. With all the media attention on current affairs shows about people being ripped off, you’d think people would think twice before giving any information over the phone or internet. Here’s some hints –

1) If you didn’t buy a ticket in a lottery, you can’t win it. No lottery is going to give out free tickets, ticket sales are how they generate the prize money. It’s simple logistics.

2) If you don’t know anyone in Nigeria, why do you think they would contact you offering you money, especially someone who is apparently related to the king.

3) Read the tems and conditions that you sign when you open a bank account and you’ll see that it will state that they never ask you for personal information.

People are getting ripped off because they are lazy and/or stupid so sucked in I say.

By: frog

frog — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:15:16 +0000

@Lynnden

Thanks for your comments. I must say you have your ears pinned closely to the ground, it’s great you are aware of this scam. Unfortunately people are still getting stung by it today, including a close relative of mine so it’s worth the awareness for these less savvy, unguarded people who could fall fool. I do hope others spread the word about it as it’s a subject that needs it. I’m sure you’ll agree.

By: Lynnden

Lynnden — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:15:26 +0000

Here’s the BBC link from way back.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/oyb/too_good/visa_mastercard_scam.shtml

regards
L

By: Lynnden

Lynnden — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:14:43 +0000

Hi, This “scam” was reported as early as 2004 on the BBC website. If you do a google you will find that there are many people with EXACTLY the same events….even ‘Jason Richardson’ still seems to have a job at mastercard.

Anyway, the best advice is not to give out any personal details!

By: vullis

vullis — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:27:45 +0000

dude and another: they probably have web connection, and just type the 3-digit code you give them directly to order the item they want, so they also know immediately the number is wrong.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:23:32 +0000

How did they get the credit card number in the first place?
They would already need to know the persons name, credit card type, and number along with their home phone number to pull this scam off. The real question is where are they getting that information & how do you avoid that from happening.

By: another dude

another dude — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:50:42 +0000

Very good idea. If they are indeed verifying it, they’ll know it’s wrong…you can claim you’ve mis-read it, and give the right one. If they’re scamming you, they won’t know the difference.

By: the dude

the dude — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:36:36 +0000

you could also screw around with the person, if you’re suspicious just make up a 3 digit number that isn’t your card number, see how they react, then take appropriate action from there