Possible scam

    Tonight I received a call on my mobile from an 0800 number with the caller stating they were calling from Y&Y. The male offering me a deal on Y&Y magazine subscription at a reduced price. He wanted my bank details on a cold call !!!  and said he didn't have internet access to confirm to me via email.  I had a similar offer weeks ago, but they didn't return my call. Is this a genuine caller ?    or a great scam which I'm warning members about...... 

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crosby mafia Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote crosby mafia Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Possible scam Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 8:43pm
	Tonight I received a call on my mobile from an 0800 number with the caller stating they were calling from Y&Y. The male offering me a deal on Y&Y magazine subscription at a reduced price. He wanted my bank details on a cold call !!! and said he didn't have internet access to confirm to me via email. I had a similar offer weeks ago, but they didn't return my call. Is this a genuine caller ? or a great scam which I'm warning members about......
	Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 8:59pm
	A great scam is one that you believe in - this sounds like a piss poor scam to me I could be wrong - it has been known (I think it was a Tuesday last time) - but I dont think so
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tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:04pm
	Did you take the name of the person?
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crosby mafia Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote crosby mafia Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:05pm
	Well I was wanting to get some magazines, but due to my job I wasn't keen on giving my bank details out. They tried to offer me the deal last month, but I was out walking the dog. They offered to call me back and didn't.. Too good to be true, maybe a good warning for others
	Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.

crosby mafia Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote crosby mafia Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:08pm
	No I didn't , I was in hospital visiting at the time. Had an accent... Last time it was a similar number to the Y&Y office, this time an 0800
	Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.

tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:11pm
	Ok, we are looking into it.
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Pike Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 07 Nov 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pike Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:18pm
	I had a call last night from the same people, they had my details from when I signed up for the 3 free digital edition of Y&Y offer a while ago. The number was 08004080813

crosby mafia Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote crosby mafia Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 12 at 9:20pm
	Different number, similar story.
	Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.

farc anal Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 11 Oct 07 Location: one stop short of Tooting Online Status: Offline Posts: 54	Post Options Post Reply Quote farc anal Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 12 at 11:12am
	Similar story but a while ago , subscription at price i couldnt refuse , i didnt and back on subscription again, de ja vu allready setting in with recycled padding articles , dont think will keep it up , funnily before i had subscribed for over a decade and got fed up , no one asked why i was giving up subscription , strange you would think they may want to know !

williamdelmont Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 12 Location: London Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote williamdelmont Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 12 at 1:12pm
	We do occasionally run telesales campaigns to our lapsed subscribers and to any new prospects that we have generated through trusted third parties. We are looking into this matter to ensure that it is not illegitimate and I will update you once we've done this. The company that carries out our telesales work is CDS Global and so if you receive a call from someone and they can't answer this question then you should have reason to be suspicious. In any event it is always a good idea to take the name and telephone number of the person you have spoken with as a reference. Thanks William Delmont Yachts & Yachting
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