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    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...... 
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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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Did you take the name of the person?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote crosby mafia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post 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
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Post Options Post Options   Quote crosby mafia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post 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

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Ok, we are looking into it.
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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
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 Different number, similar story.  
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Post Options Post Options   Quote farc anal Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post 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 !
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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.

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