Currys PC World
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This is likely the wrong section, but the other section I have this thread in is something of forum backwater. Anyway, before the mods come along...
Today in the post I received a £50 gift card from Currys as a thankyou for buying a TV 6 weeks ago. Great, you think. However, the way the letter is written smacks of scam - poorly written, bad grammar, vague references to the 'Gift Card Team' and referring to me by my first initial and surname only. It's like the emails you get from time to time that are written in the same manner.
I did hand over my details when I bought the TV (name [in full], address, email etc.) to the sales rep for deals/bargains etc. However, nowhere on the TV or the sound bar I got with it did it mention a gift card for buying them, nor did the rep mention it.
I don't know how I could possibly be scammed in this manner as I don't need to enter any details of any sort - I can just go into store and use it. It's just odd. Why would they do this? Are their letters written by a bunch of illiterates? Who knows.
What do you make of it?
Today in the post I received a £50 gift card from Currys as a thankyou for buying a TV 6 weeks ago. Great, you think. However, the way the letter is written smacks of scam - poorly written, bad grammar, vague references to the 'Gift Card Team' and referring to me by my first initial and surname only. It's like the emails you get from time to time that are written in the same manner.
I did hand over my details when I bought the TV (name [in full], address, email etc.) to the sales rep for deals/bargains etc. However, nowhere on the TV or the sound bar I got with it did it mention a gift card for buying them, nor did the rep mention it.
I don't know how I could possibly be scammed in this manner as I don't need to enter any details of any sort - I can just go into store and use it. It's just odd. Why would they do this? Are their letters written by a bunch of illiterates? Who knows.
What do you make of it?
Just the usual spiel on the back. No limiting factors as to what I can use it with so far as I can see. Apparently there are gift card scams around although ones like this potentially may be tend to hit the retailer rather than the consumer. It just strikes me as odd that they send me £50 out of the blue. It mentions the card is already activated and I must use it within 2 years of the activation date, although no such date is mentioned so it's anyone's guess as to when it was supposedly activated. Just adds to the suspicion. Seems like an omission Currys wouldn't make.
Worst comes to the worst I won't use it. It's only £50, and £50 I wasn't expecting at that. Just curious what people make of it.
Worst comes to the worst I won't use it. It's only £50, and £50 I wasn't expecting at that. Just curious what people make of it.
benjijames28 said:
You could ring curry's and ask them if it's legit?
The thing with this is that the card in all likelihood is legit, only that it's had its number cloned. The gift card scams (apparently) use real cards, but they have been compromised. So far as Currys will be concerned it'll be the real deal. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff