Pipeline Card - scam or not?
Discussion
I've just received my latest Pipeline Card email offering me the chance to review my utility bill with them... i.e. for every switch they'll get a commission of approx £40 to £80! And half a paragraph on how hard 'Ben' is working to get us discounts at the pumps... 
Was this whole thing a scam to get a huge marketing database together? Sounded like a great idea at the time but has now turned into a bit of a farce?
Was this whole thing a scam to get a huge marketing database together? Sounded like a great idea at the time but has now turned into a bit of a farce?
Edited by john_r on Wednesday 10th September 11:53
Cheeky Jim said:
I don't think it was a scam... i think the right intention was there and the petrol companies closed ranks...
It has perhaps now morphed into something else...
I'm not sure... apart from the first two emails from him which talked about the 'current ongoing discussions' for petrol discounts; everything has been an unrelated money-saving offer of some sort! Car insurance, household utilities, finance, credit cards, etc, etc...It has perhaps now morphed into something else...
A thread like this pops up every couple of months when an email goes out.
As people have said, probably started with good intentions but the chap is now cashing in on it.
I didn't sign up, but I presume there is an unsubscribe link. I'd suggest using it and rejoining if anything happens.
As people have said, probably started with good intentions but the chap is now cashing in on it.
I didn't sign up, but I presume there is an unsubscribe link. I'd suggest using it and rejoining if anything happens.
"Pipeline was established in November 2005 by Ben Scammell."
There we go.
http://www.pipelinecard.org/about.html
There we go.
http://www.pipelinecard.org/about.html
NickXX said:
"Pipeline was established in November 2005 by Ben Scammell."
There we go.
http://www.pipelinecard.org/about.html
Wow, only 3 years?!There we go.
http://www.pipelinecard.org/about.html
My mind must be playing tricks on me, I thought I remembered this on various forums from ages ago...nearer the first fuel protests in 2000.
Riknos said:
What always got me with the Pipeline card thing was, the guy's name is: Ben Scammell.
I'm sorry, but that just screams Scam!
Just a couple of posts above...I'm sorry, but that just screams Scam!
NickXX said:
"Pipeline was established in November 2005 by Ben Scammell."
There we go.
Observation not your strong point Riknos? There we go.
DrTre said:
How long has this been going?
7 years?
And still nothing?
Glad I never signed up.
I signed up several years back, but the e mails have dwindled, no more promises, no more stories of how close they are to cutting a deal with the petrol giants. I thought the whole thing had just been forgotten about.7 years?
And still nothing?
Glad I never signed up.
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