Have you ever been called by Visa for free stuff?

Question

We just got a call from Visa Reward Program. They told us we were randomly selected by VISA for rewards. We will get a watch, free magazines subscriptions and more. He already knew where we lived and everything. The only thing we need to do is pay $4 a week for a cooking magazine. we told them we didnt want it and he said we can cancel it at any time. Have you heard of this before?

Answer 1

Old saying..it's sounds to good to be true....well duh. I have been around these phone rooms, back in the day-then my kids tried a customer call center-same thing. Its always a scam!! just to give you the same advice I gave my children if someone calls you and wants your card number its a scam!! if YOU call them then its usually better. Unless you dont know who ur calling. NEVER GIVE ANY NUMBERS OUT-EVER ON PHONE. NO ONE THAT IS IMPORTANT WILL EVER ASK YOU FOR THEM OVER THE PHONE. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

That was not Visa!!!

Visa does not telemarket that was a scam. They may say they already have your information, however in this day and age that's very easy to get. if it sounds too good to be true it is and you should request all information via the mail, not email, but good old fashioned snail mail.  If they say they cannot hang up.

Answer 3

Sounds like a scam to me.  Chock one up to a high pressure cooking magazine salesman.

Answer 4

It's not a scam, it's a trick. It very well might be some perfectly legal (I hesitate to say "legitimate") marketing program which bought your information from Visa. (You - and everybody else in the universe who hasn't opted out of these programs - have been randomly selected.) The trick is that they will subscribe you to these "free" magazines and automatically renew you, and you will be paying for magazines you don't want forever unless you proactively cancel them.

You need to contact Visa and opt out of their marketing programs or you'll keep getting these.

Answer 5

Definite scam. You would be charged over $200 in the first year, to collect the "free" items.

You name, phone number, address, is easy to obtain.  He just tried to sucker you, and you refused.