eemaan
28-11-2004, 22:49
Assalam alaikum respected bros and sis in Islam,
I was sent this by a very respected and reliable brother I was not sure where to post it. Hope I havent upset anyone by posting it here please feel free to move it anywhere you feel appropriate.
Wa Salam alaikum
please pass on to all people on your mailing list. I got this from a
> contact in the Halifax Visa team so it is happening!!
>
> Visa and MasterCard Scam. A friend was called on the telephone this
> week from 'VISA' and I was called on Thursday from 'MasterCard'.
>
> It worked like this: Person calling says, 'this is Carl Patterson (any
> name) and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA.
> My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual
> purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. Did you purchase an
> Anti-Telemarketing Company a device/any expensive item, for £497.99 from
> a marketing company based in (any town?)
>
> When you say 'No'. The caller continues with, 'Then we will be
> issuing a credit to your Account. This is a company we have been
> watching and the charges range from £297 To £497, just under the £500
> purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the
> credit will be sent to (they give you your address), is that correct?'
>
> You say, 'Yes'. The caller continues . 'I will be starting a fraud
> investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 0800
> number listed on your card and ask for Security. You will need to refer
> to this Control number. They then give you a 6-digit number. 'Do you
> need me to read it again?
>
> Caller then says he 'needs to verify you are in possession of your
>
> card' (this is where the scam takes place as up until now they have
> requested nothing!). They then ask you to turn your card over.
>
> There are 7numbers; the first 4 are 1234 (or whatever, as they have
> your number anyway).
>
> The next 3 are the security numbers that verify that you are in
> possession of the card' (these are the numbers they are really after as
> these are the numbers you use to make internet purchases to prove you
> have the card).
>
> 'Read me the 3 numbers.' When you do he says 'That is correct. I just
> needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you
> still have your card. Do you have any other questions?
>
> Don't hesitate to call back if you do.'
>
> You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the
> Card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we telephoned back
> within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA
> security department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 minutes a
> new purchase of £497.99 WAS put on our card. Long story made short.
>
> We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA card and they are
> reissuing us a new number. What the scam wants is the 3-digit number and
> that once the charge goes through, they keep changing every few days. By
> the time you get your statement, you think the credit is coming, and
> then it's harder to actually file a fraud report.
>
> THE REAL VISA/MASTERCARD DEPARTMENT REINFORCED THE POINT THAT THEY WILL
> NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING ABOUT THE CARD SINCE THEY ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING
> ABOUT IT!!!!.
>
> What makes this even more remarkable is that on Thursday a friend of
> mine got a call from 'Jason Richardson of MasterCard' with a word for
> word repeat of the VISA Scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung
> up. We filed a police report (as instructed by VISA), and they said
> they are taking several of these reports daily and to tell friends,
> relatives and co-workers so please pass this on to your
> friends................
>
I was sent this by a very respected and reliable brother I was not sure where to post it. Hope I havent upset anyone by posting it here please feel free to move it anywhere you feel appropriate.
Wa Salam alaikum
please pass on to all people on your mailing list. I got this from a
> contact in the Halifax Visa team so it is happening!!
>
> Visa and MasterCard Scam. A friend was called on the telephone this
> week from 'VISA' and I was called on Thursday from 'MasterCard'.
>
> It worked like this: Person calling says, 'this is Carl Patterson (any
> name) and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA.
> My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual
> purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. Did you purchase an
> Anti-Telemarketing Company a device/any expensive item, for £497.99 from
> a marketing company based in (any town?)
>
> When you say 'No'. The caller continues with, 'Then we will be
> issuing a credit to your Account. This is a company we have been
> watching and the charges range from £297 To £497, just under the £500
> purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the
> credit will be sent to (they give you your address), is that correct?'
>
> You say, 'Yes'. The caller continues . 'I will be starting a fraud
> investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 0800
> number listed on your card and ask for Security. You will need to refer
> to this Control number. They then give you a 6-digit number. 'Do you
> need me to read it again?
>
> Caller then says he 'needs to verify you are in possession of your
>
> card' (this is where the scam takes place as up until now they have
> requested nothing!). They then ask you to turn your card over.
>
> There are 7numbers; the first 4 are 1234 (or whatever, as they have
> your number anyway).
>
> The next 3 are the security numbers that verify that you are in
> possession of the card' (these are the numbers they are really after as
> these are the numbers you use to make internet purchases to prove you
> have the card).
>
> 'Read me the 3 numbers.' When you do he says 'That is correct. I just
> needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you
> still have your card. Do you have any other questions?
>
> Don't hesitate to call back if you do.'
>
> You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the
> Card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we telephoned back
> within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA
> security department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 minutes a
> new purchase of £497.99 WAS put on our card. Long story made short.
>
> We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA card and they are
> reissuing us a new number. What the scam wants is the 3-digit number and
> that once the charge goes through, they keep changing every few days. By
> the time you get your statement, you think the credit is coming, and
> then it's harder to actually file a fraud report.
>
> THE REAL VISA/MASTERCARD DEPARTMENT REINFORCED THE POINT THAT THEY WILL
> NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING ABOUT THE CARD SINCE THEY ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING
> ABOUT IT!!!!.
>
> What makes this even more remarkable is that on Thursday a friend of
> mine got a call from 'Jason Richardson of MasterCard' with a word for
> word repeat of the VISA Scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung
> up. We filed a police report (as instructed by VISA), and they said
> they are taking several of these reports daily and to tell friends,
> relatives and co-workers so please pass this on to your
> friends................
>