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check out this scam:

jenerallyjenerally member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

well, I'm not 100% sure it's a scam, but get this:

I got a phone call from a 502 area code phone number. When I answered it, it was an automated voice message from "Wells Fargo" (my bank is Wachovia), telling me that my ATM card had been temporarily deactivated due to "internal billing errors" and that I should call 800-xxx-xxxx to reactivate it. Or, I could press one at the end of the message.

Suspicious, I saved the message, got online and checked my bank accounts. NOTHING there said anything about my account or card being frozen.

I got the customer care phone number for Wachovia and called them. I just got off the phone with a dude ... there is NOTHING wrong with my account OR my cards. He took the phone number that was left on my phone and he's going to send it to internal investigations.

DUDE. SCARY!!

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  • sara1817sara1817 member
    That is freaky! I wonder if they called the wrong number? If it is a scam I hope they get shut down!
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  • djandkellendjandkellen

    Totally sounds like a scam!  Make sure you let your friends and family know about this.  Something like this has been going around...  They get you to call them back and ask you a few questions - nothing suspicious, and never ask you for your debit card number...  but what they DO ask for (since they probably already have your card number) is to ask for the security code on the back/front of the card.  This will allow them to then use the card.  Make sure you don't call the number back OR press the 1.

    Oh, and by the way, Wells Fargo bought out Wachovia.   

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  • LuLu38LuLu38
    Same here with my gym membership.  1-800 saying I had not paid and they needed all my bank info.  The only good news was that I remembered I have a gym membership and need to get my a$$ there.  It is scary how people are trying to scam us. 
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  • adharper2615adharper2615 member

    :::lurking from 3rd:::

     

    I sent you a PM.

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  • leslie13510leslie13510
    DH had this happen to his account last year when he was in Iraq.
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  • leslie13510leslie13510

    DH had this happen to his account last year when he was in Iraq, though I don't remember the area code it came from.  It turned out to be a scam where they were trying to get his debit card number.

    If this happens to anyone, do NOT call the number they give you.  Call the number on the back of your debit card, let them know about the call, and handle it that way.  Also the lady I talked to said they should never ask you for your debit card or routing number.  Account number, and other personal info on the account (names, phone numbers, etc)?  Perhaps, and it's usually ok to give this as long as you're the one who made the call to the number on your card. 

    *sorry for the multiple posts... Bump fail.

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