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NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts) Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:21 PM Mar 2013

Scam alert! I just got called by 978-440-2000 - automated, they claimed my "Visa Debit Card

was deactivated". I do have a Visa debit card, but it is connected to my bank; a check of my account showed all is fine. A Google search indicated this is a scam - various people are told that the call originates from a variety of banking and credit card companies. I reported it immediately - be careful!

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Scam alert! I just got called by 978-440-2000 - automated, they claimed my "Visa Debit Card (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Mar 2013 OP

Thanks! Agschmid Mar 2013 #1

That happened to us a few weeks ago. We called the bank the next day, Monday. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #2

Thanks for the warning! Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #3

Not CC Worried senior Mar 2013 #4

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

1. Thanks!

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:29 PM

Mar 2013

Happening more and more frequently. Recently I was scam called and they called from a "company" who had revived my application and was interested in an interview...

Well deal is I applied to no jobs so go figure?

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. That happened to us a few weeks ago. We called the bank the next day, Monday.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 02:07 PM

Mar 2013

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

3. Thanks for the warning!

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 04:41 PM

Mar 2013

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)

4. Not CC

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:31 PM

Mar 2013

but got an email yesterday supposedly from the post office where we get our mail. Stated that a delivery couldn't be made at 7:30 on Monday, never get our mail that early and wasn't expecting anything. Gave a tracking number but I did not try entering it as figured it was bogus. Contacted the P.O. and she confirmed a scam but might happen to someone else.

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