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Grabagran

Grabagran Report 3 Dec 2009 13:51

LAST NIGHT I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE TELLING ME "OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO £3750 FOR THE ACCIDENT YOU HAD" WHAT ACCIDENT? LOLOLOLOL
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDN'T CONTACT THE NUMBER, AS IT IS LIABLE TO BE PREMIUM RATE AS IT'S 0751-------

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 3 Dec 2009 15:26

be careful - they may be psychic!!!!!

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Dec 2009 16:25

From: Payment Service Dept
To: Abbey Customers
Subject: Abbey Credit Card Payment
Date: 03/12/2009

Abbey Bank® credit card
Acct #: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-

You recently scheduled a payment from your credit card account. We sent a confirmation of this scheduled payment to your secure Message Center Inbox at our Web site.

To view this message, simply click www.abbey.com , log in and click the "New Messages" icon.

Thank you for choosing Abbey Bank .

Customer Service

P.S. if you still have not Receive This massage ,Check Back within 48 Hours.

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Dec 2009 16:26

No I have not yet receive my MASSAGE!!!

LOL Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Grabagran

Grabagran Report 3 Dec 2009 21:10

Sorry, I had to go off as I was about sleeping.
Bob, you should ask them where your Massage is pmsl

Ann, I was wondering that myself lol

Grabagran

Grabagran Report 3 Dec 2009 21:17

Who's paranoid???? lol
I would never give my details to anyone over the phone, let alone text them on a mobile phone.