It only came to light one week more after I was conned. Two weeks ago when I just arrived UK for days, I went to the city centre alone and shopped for a mobile phone. I signed up for a 12-month mobile contract from Carphone Warehouse which my friend introduced to me as well as an insurance cover for the handset from a company in partnership with the mobile shop. I received a free Sony Erricson walkman phone W700i without paying a cent. That was quite cool..hehe.
Days later, I got a call from "the insurance company". They knew my name and some other information. SInce I need to pay for the insurance, they requested my debit card (works like atm card plus credit card) number to withdraw money from the bank account. I was charged 75 pounds for one year cover. Not long after that they mailed me a letter of confirmation of payment and a certificate for the insurance cover. I had a little doubt why the company name seemed to be different from the one i signed up for. But I couldn’t remember clearly. So I ignored it.
This morning, I received a letter from the REAL insurance company and only to find out that it’s different from the one I paid for. The letter mentioned the fees I have yet to pay. Now I realized something is definitely wrong. I called to the company and asked about it. They told me it’s a con. It’s not even a real insurance company. But they could do nothing about it. I then called to the fake company and of course, i couldn’t get through. I visited their websites which still looks so real. But it’s not. They are so pro in pretending to be the real insurance company where I signed up for the policy, or maybe I’m so stupid. This 75 pound (RM 525!)lesson taught me not to give out any secure information through phone until their identity is verified. And not to trust local people easily :/
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omg, b careful leh. at least they din con u out of all ur money lah…take care ah.
thanks