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- From: slightbo@wizard.Berkeley.EDU (Sam Lightbourne)
- Subject: Re: Pre-Approved card Mail in annual fee??
- Reply-To: slightbo@encore.com
- Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Fort Lauderdale FL
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:08:39 GMT
- Message-ID: <C1GsMG.Hsx@encore.com>
- References: <1993Jan26.000825.23905@watson.ibm.com> <C1FI3u.Aqq@encore.com>
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- In article <1993Jan26.000825.23905@watson.ibm.com>, rubin@watson.ibm.com
- (Bill Rubin) writes:
- > In <C1FI3u.Aqq@encore.com> slightbo@wizard.Berkeley.EDU (Sam
- Lightbourne) writes:
- > >My wife received a pre-approved credit application for a Gold MC
- > >they offer a $10,000 credit line. All they ask is that she mail
- > >in the "annual fee" payment of $39. This is not covered in the FAQ,
- > >but I smell a rat? What do you think?
- >
- > Are you sure that this is a Gold MasterCard or does it just say "Gold
- Card".
- > If it is the latter, then it is a scam, it is not a MC or Visa but some
- > useless card that can only be used to buy overpriced merchandise from their
- > own catalog. Ditch the mail as quickly as you can.
- >
- > -- Bill rubin@watson.ibm.com
-
- actually, when I looked at the mailing, there was no mention of
- Master Card or Visa or any type of bank for that matter. All they
- said was you will receive a gold card. I'll probably get a 39
- dollar catalog and a "gold" card to order cheap merchandise from.
- They did provide a postage free envelope to mail back my "annual
- fee". Wasn't that nice of them!
-