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Comment on Alaskan Malamutes – Cool Website by Fred

Fred — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:07 +0000

Arrrrggggg!!

http://www.gocco.co.za/alaskan_malamutes.htm

Comment on Alaskan Malamutes – Cool Website by Fred

Fred — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:06:23 +0000

BTW

http://www.reviewsaboutanything.com/hobbies/alaskan-malamutes-cool-website/

Comment on New Credit Card Scam by Fred

Fred — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:29:35 +0000

Howdy jay…Nope…I did the same thing you did…:)I got the scam info from my bank!

Comment on New Credit Card Scam by Jay

Jay — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:18:11 +0000

Yip, the little buggers are getting clever these days.
There is NO WAYS your ACTUAL company would ever ask for that sort of information, as you said in your post, the credit card companies KNOW what those details are… The only time the banks EVER ask you for information, is when you call them.. This is to prove that correct person has called the bank, and even then, this would usually be PART of the number, or your ID, or a secret password you have setup previously or something along those lines… There are NO reasons they should be asking you to prove your identity when THEY CALLED YOU! They know they called the number on their database, it’s for THEM to prove that they are who they say they are. Sadly with the information they give you, you sort of feel like they have proved it, but all that information can be retrieved in many other ways, including thumb sucking (like their company ID)

I’ve had this call before sadly, and as soon as the person said, “I need this information to confirm you are the correct person” my reply was “You called me mate, you prove you are who you say you are, I’m not willing to give out ANY information to someone that called me, especially from a private number” I told the person I woud call my bank back, and what would you know… my bank has NO record of any of these things ever taking place.

My wife DID have her credit card cloned last month and her bank did call her. They did not ask her to prove her identiy in ANY way… They purely asked her to confirm the details THEY gave her over the phone, and then asked if she had spent money at a particular place, when her reply was no, they said they would start a fraud case and would sent her forms that needed to be filled in and sent back to the bank in order to be refunded (which included a police statement, which by the way… is the ONLY way the banks are allowed to refund you the money). I thought this also sounded dodgy and called my bank manager straight away, unfortunately he confirmed that the card HAD been cloned and that the forms were needed, and he gave me his number to send the forms to.

Hope they didn’t catch you out with this one Fred? If they did, let’s chat and I’ll tell you he correct way to get your cash back… after all, we have just been through the whole process.

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by Wimpie

Wimpie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:03:08 +0000

I just got called by World connect, they said i had won either a chevy, quadbike, holiday, garmin or icemaker. Is this a timeshare scam? please somebody advise me.

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by ex-timeshare salesman

ex-timeshare salesman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:26:18 +0000

I worked as a timeshare salesman for about 6 months, our catch was to offer a free meal for two at a good restaurant but when they arrive they have to sit and listen to my presentation first.

The presentation would end when they buy the timeshare or they couldnt wait to leave and would have long forgotten about that free meal…

my brother got caught by one of these okes recently and R25000 later and paying a monthly levy he uses it once a year when available…. TIMESHARE IS A SCAM…If you think otherwise the salesman was really good

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by wynand

wynand — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:46:54 +0000

lol, im reading all the stories, same with me, 0878052350 phoned me and i won…lucky i see whats happening…my goal now is to tell them on 2010/03/05 is that i am jobless and that i am gonna bring my whole family to the event (22 persons) to witness my win…wonder who is gonna eat the food when we don’t pitch up… gonna try it.

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:41:23 +0000

Jay, thank you so much for your report because I also received a call from World Connect, Tracey is the consultant that i must be in Midrand by 18h00 today with a partner and or a friend then i’ve decided to goggle the place before that’s how i read your story…astonished part i didnt remember entering the competition in August 2009 if ever why so long for final draw.

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by Yvonne

Yvonne — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:46:23 +0000

I just had the same call from a person name Bridgette from World Connect. The numbers that were used, 0878052350 and 0878052365. I must be in Midrand at 14h00 on Friday the 5th of March 2010 and I must bring a partner. I never entered a sms competition.

Comment on Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect by Jay

Jay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:23:59 +0000

Hi Linda, I’ve had many calls from World Connect, but I have not heard anything from the place in Design Quarter. Do you know what they are called? Would be good to put a review up about them as well to warn people.

My guess is, they have populated a database with EVERY cell phone number in the country. They have some trendy software which allows them to call each number and mark it as a valid number or not. This database then could of course be sold on to someone else, and purhaps World Connect didnt make the database, but maybe they purchased it from another company that has done the above. The above of course is just a guess.