Gas Voucher
Complaint
E-D
Country: United States
Thank you for posting what you and the others had posted about Central Rewards on-line. I got a Postcard stating that I had also won $100 in gasoline vouchers, I called the number and the representative had said that there had been a printing error and that it was actually $200. He also said that his was a reputable company named Central Rewards. I almost gave representative on the other line my credit card numbers. The representative had an accent that was obviously from India, and said that his name was James Smith. Reminded me of the commercial with guy named Peggy. I told him that I had to go and get my card and quickly looked it up on line and challenged him. HE hung up all too quickly. BE ASSURED, IT CERTAINLY IS A SCAM.
Comments
Dispute unauthorized charges through your bank, and block the card number or close the account due to fraud to prevent additional fraudulent charges. Follow up with a written dispute or fraud affidavit sent to your bank's dispute address.
Do NOT waste your time trying to get your money back from any scam through the scammer. Always immediately file a bank dispute, as that is usually the only way you will ever get your money back. If you leave your account or card number active, you can expect additional monthly charges, probably around $58 to $150, until you get wise and shut it down. The couple buck charge was just a teaser to get your account number, and a test that it was valid.
The game they will play is to try to delay your bank dispute past the 60 day FRB Reg. E or FCBA dispute period, after which your bank will be unlikely to be able to get your money back. To do this they will use various excuses, like "mailing an information packet" that never comes, "cancelling your membership" but they lose the "cancellation" so monthly charges continue, requiring you to get, and send in, a "refund request" that never has any effect, having to call a "refund number" that is ignored, or the cancellation "lost", etc...
File fraud complaints with FTC, your state AG, and at www.ic3.gov