Scamming - what effect does it have on you?
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Posted by: Caféstudy
20th Feb 2015 10:22am
shelly47
- 17th Apr 2015 01:59pm
Hi just noting I have been subjected to a scam with replying to an invitation to complete a survey for Woolworths. As I am a member for Woolwoths Everyday Rewards program and have regular e mails sent from them I was unaware that it was a hoax email asking to do a survey about customer care! I filled in the questions which required giving bank details so they could send a reward of $30 for doing the survey. I had previously been sent an email with a deal to do shopping for 3 weeks and spend a minimum $100 each wk to receive a $30 reward, so I was naive to think this new email was legitimate. They said it could take 4 to 6 weeks to receive the reward and when nothing came through I stRted to be a bit concerned. After checking out the Woolworths webpage I found a warning about it being a scam! I then had txt on my mobile stating my visa debit card had been suspended as someone had tried to use details to purchase airline tickets for more than $1200 and there was insufficient funds in my account to cover and it looked suspicious. So I rang my bank and they said I was very lucky that I had only a small balance in my account and that I had been scammed. I then had to get new cards and change my PIN numbers etc. and notify the ICAC and Woolworths concerning the scam.
I would recommend everyone to be very careful in future and if you use a bank account to receive survey rewards to only leave a small balance in this account to be safe. It can happen to anyone!