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Ok, credit card question here. So it seems my moving company has a "concierge" service. Cool, I guess. They call me up, and it's to help set up utilities and stuff at your new address. And, of course, they have promotional items. So they had a 30-day trial of Sirius radio. I was thinking, dude! NPR for the trip across, no searching for stations. Sure, I'll try that. Then she's asking for my credit card number to pay shipping for the radio. um, ok. Then she's asking for the security number on the back, and the red flag went up. I can't ever recall a phone call asking for that number, it's always an online form asking for that number. And I was hesitant to give it, becuase its a security code. And she is like "it's for OUR protection that YOU have the card, not for YOUR protection". Um. No. It's for MY protection so folks don't use MY card numbers. If I called YOU, I wouldn't be hesitant, but you called ME, so I have NO CLUE who you are. And the more she got frustrated with me hesitant about giving the last 3 numbers, the more I was thinking this could be a scam. Thoughts? Advice?
I wouldn't give my credit card # out to someone who called me, no matter who they said they were.
Your intuition is correct, omnis. Scam. Or at the least, a poorly run company with which you should not deal.
Could be legit but the fact the she is getting pushy about it doesn't seem right.
I asked if they had a sirius link for the promotion, so I could fill it out online and they get the referral, she she was not listening at that point.
There is no reason she would need the 3 digits on the card. That is for online only.
There is no reason she would need the 3 digits on the card. That is for online only.
That's what I was thinking.
It sounded like she was logging into Sirius, and doing it, so I was like "send me the link, and I can do it".
I'm on the phone now with Sirius radio. They said that is an OLD promotion. And he said he doesn't ask for the 3 number code for phone orders. He is digging to see if there is a new promotion that just went out, but he seems to think it sounds a bit fishy.
Hmmm. When I get off hold with Sirius, next call is to North American to see if they have a concierge service.
serial post,sorry.
After much digging, it looks like they do have an offer like that, but it is with American Airlines, and you use your frequent flyer miles to pay for the it, and you, in essense, buy a Sirius Gift Card. CRAZY. OK, gotta dig up the paperwork from North American Van lines. Arrgh. Distracting me from packing. But must get to the bottom of this.
even if true, probly an offer that is a hassle to cancel, and with the moving youll be busy and forget and suddenly owe sirius lots of money on that card.
