freddyornot
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Hi Folks,
Twice this week, 2 seperate banks phoned me. One wanted to discuss some product they were offering and the other to confirm that a cheque I had written was genuine. They both asked me to confirm personnal information about myself (D.O.B.). I refused both times on the grounds that they could be fraudsters trying it on. Now, I am 99% sure that they were in fact genuine, but don't banks warn against giving out personal details like this? They both offered a telephone no for me to phone them on....but this could have been a set up too. Am I been overly paranoid??
Have any of you had a similar experience? I would love to hear some of your thoughts on this.
Many Thanks
Twice this week, 2 seperate banks phoned me. One wanted to discuss some product they were offering and the other to confirm that a cheque I had written was genuine. They both asked me to confirm personnal information about myself (D.O.B.). I refused both times on the grounds that they could be fraudsters trying it on. Now, I am 99% sure that they were in fact genuine, but don't banks warn against giving out personal details like this? They both offered a telephone no for me to phone them on....but this could have been a set up too. Am I been overly paranoid??
Have any of you had a similar experience? I would love to hear some of your thoughts on this.
Many Thanks