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Carphonewarehouse Insurance scam

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Hello all. I thought id better warn you of this one so you dont end up being duped by these ####! I took out a 2 year contract with CPW on O2. I was contacted 2 days later on my home phone by a company called E BELL UK LTD.They claimed they were a part of Geek squad (CPW insurance company) and offered me insurance for my phone for 18 months, with the option of upgrading my phone after 18 months for 2 instalments of £52.50. The guy on the phone a Mr Mike Davies knew what phone i had, how long my contract was for,how much it cost,part of my card number and my home phone number and address! It seemed very genuine so i gratefully accepted the offer and told him i would pay the full amount now on a different card (credit card). He then passed me on to a manager who then confirmed everything i had been through.
30 days later (sunday)and i drop my phone down the bog so out comes my policy documents and i was covered for water damage but the company was closed on sundays so i googled the name E BELL UK LTD and found a post that mentioned them in a insurance scam here on O2 forums. I phoned carphonewarehouse and O2 and neither had heard of this company! Monday comes and i phone E BELL and ask them some questions like why were they unheard of and how did they get my details and I WANT MY MONEY BACK. The guy on the phone lost it and said how dare i say his company was fake blah blah. I said refund me and he said it would be back in my account in 5 working days.
5 days later not in my account so i ring the prick again and he says they had trouble refunding on my card so he would send a cheque out, and he did, and it is post stamped from wales yet the company is in Doncaster! I will attempt cashin the cheque and have informed trading standards,my credit card company and have made a complaint to CPW due to this company getting hold of all my details i will keep you all posted on this matter. ####
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carphone warehouse in general is a scam if you ask me... tongue
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Agreed - this thread should be a "Sticky", so this post will help to keep it up towards the top, where people will see it in time to be of some use.

IF THERE ARE ANY MODERATORS ON THIS FORUM - PLEASE MAKE THIS POST A STICKY
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Hi Dazzler06,
Exactly the same happened to me yesterday. Those **** have taken 65 pounds from my account today. So upset. I cant find their number though. Ive tried both numbers on their website. Nones working. Would you tell me which one you called plz? Thks in advance.
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Anonymous
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I phoned them on 0844 335 0424 good luck!
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Hi Dazzler06,
Thank you very much. Ive just called them. Iv shouted at the guy like crazy "Thats a scam, your not part of CWH, I want you to cancel that. I want you to take my money back to my account now!!" He said hes gonna do it in 5 working days... Have you managed to get your money back?
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I've also been done! I didn't get mine from carphonewarehouse, I got mine from mobiles.co.uk... I just twigged this morning that they were a scam, I got a warning text from carephonewarehouse funnily enough before that I paid no attention to. As you say they know all your details so you don't even consider they would be a scam. At the time I did think it was odd that the guy on the phone said we will transfer you to our customer care team, and that involved him putting the phone on the table and then a woman picking up the phone... its £104.99 they have charged me! Its a Sunday so there appears to be no one in when I phone that number... Just to be sure, what reason shall I give that I want my money back? "Because on the internet it says you are a scam..."
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It's distance selling, if it's a legitimate firm you have a minimum of 7 days to change your mind, you don't have to give a reason.

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Where are they getting people's data from?
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