Comments on: “This is the Discover card Fraud department. Call 1-800-555-1212 - IMMEDIATELY

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:06:49 +0000

You have to be careful about illegal phishing, but take note, Discover participates in illegal phishing as well. So even if you call for an issue, be careful about what information you are providing.

I have a few Discovercard horror stories where they do practice in some predatory and questionable practices.

By: Tim Salas

Tim Salas — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:16:55 +0000

I would say, dont call that number, go to discover site and call the number on their website..

By: Will

Will — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:06:44 +0000

What I generally do in those cases is call the number on the back of my credit card, instead of the number in the message. Ask to be connected to their fraud department, and if there really is a problem with the card, the Real discover people will know about it, and you have confidence you are talking to the right people.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:00:57 +0000

I would give them a fake number. Or I would say, “Sure, but for security purposes could you tell me your corporate mailing address?”

Scammers with 800 numbers — sounds like something that could easily be dealt with. But sheesh.

By: majk

majk — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:27:06 +0000

This practice has always seemed strange and unsafe to me. What I do is start from the main number from the card itself, and get transferred to the right place from there. It’s clumsy,