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--- On Sat, 10/1/09, Pat Coy - Innovation Audio Visual <patcoy@...>
wrote:

> From: Pat Coy - Innovation Audio Visual <patcoy@...>
> Subject: FW: VISA scam
> To: tripodsadrian@..., amandameier@..., "Carolyn (Home)"
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<gmarley@...>, "Howie DJ" <Howie@...>,
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> Date: Saturday, 10 January, 2009, 11:22 AM
> I don't usually place much credence on these scam
> warnings, but this one has
> come from a fairly reliable source....
>
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> Pat Coy
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> From: Jaspal Saini [mailto:jsaini@...]
> Sent: 09 January 2009 15:07
> To: Bolan Daniel; Lyndsey.Byrne@...; Judy Caine; Chris
> Grant; Naomi
> Held; ashlee_henderson@...;
> ashleigh.henderson@...; Jo
> Millard; Karla Munro; Karla Munro; Poonia, Amrit; Karina
> Rodgers; Claire
> Sanderson; Ian Tinto; Ewan Tracey; Sarah Winch
> Subject: FW: VISA scam
>
>
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>
>
> > Subject: VISA scam
> >
> > Please be aware of the latest credit card scam :-
> >
> > This one is pretty slick since they provide Y O U with
> all the
> information,
> > except the one piece they want.
> > Note, the callers do not ask for your card number;
> they already have it.
> > This information is worth reading. By understanding
> how the VISA &
> > MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works,
> you'll be better prepared to
> > protect yourself.
> >
> > One of our employees was called on Wednesday from
> "VISA", and I was called
> > on Thursday from "MasterCard".
> >
> > The scam works like this: Person calling says,
> "This is (name), and I'm
> > calling from the Security and Fraud Department at
> VISA. My badge number is
> > 12460. Your20card has been flagged for an unusual
> purchase pattern, and
> I'm
> > calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card
> which was issued by
> > (name
> > of bank) did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing
> Devicefor £497.99 from a
> > Marketing company based in London ?" 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 (gives 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
> callthe 0800 number
> > listed on the back of your card (0800-VISA) and ask
> for Security.
> >
> > You will need to refer to this Control Number. The
> caller then gives you a
> > 6
> > digit number. "Do you need me to read it
> again?"
> >
> > Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works
> the caller then says, "I
> > need to verify you are in possession of your
> card." He'll ask you to "turn
> > your card over and look for some numbers." There
> are 7 numbers; the first
> 4
> > are part of your card number, the next 3 are the
> security numbers that
> > verify you are the possessor of the card. These are
> the numbers you
> > sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you
> have the card. The
> > caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to him.
> After you tell the
> caller
> > the 3 numbers, he'll say, "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?" After you say,
> "No," the caller then thanks you
> > and states, "Don't hesitate to call back if
> you do", and hangs up.
> >
> > You actually say very little, and they never ask for
> or tell you the Card
> > number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we
> called 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 charged to our card.
> >
> > Long story - short - we made a real fraud report and
> closed the VISA
> > account. VISA is reissuing us a new number. What the
> scammers want is the
> > 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't
> give it to them.
> Instead,
> > tell them you'll call VISA or MasterCard directly
> for verification of
> their
> > conversation. The real VISA told us that they will
> never ask for anything
> > on
> > the card as they already know the information since
> they issued the card!
> > If
> > you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you
> think you're re ceiving
> a
> > credit. However, by the time you get your statement
> you'll see charges for
> > purchases you didn't make, and by then it's
> almost too late and/or more
> > difficult to actually file a fraud report.
> >
> > What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I
> got a call from a
> > "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. The police said they
> are taking several of
> > these reports daily! They also urged us to tell
> everybody we know that
> this
> > scam is happening .
> >
> > Please pass this on to all your family and friends. By
> informing each
> > other,
> > we protect each other.
> >