Carphone Warehouse offer - Is it a scam?

[Anonymous]

How do I know if Ive been scammed?

I was phoned by someone who said that as I have been an o2 customer for a long time, I can have unlimited calls and texts 1gb of internet and a new Samsung Gallaxy Ace phone. I didnt have to give them any bank details, just dob name and address. Only after I was put through to someone called the verification manager, did I start to wonder if it WAS o2. No apparently a subsid of Carphone Warehouse. I have accepted but fear I may have been scammed somehow, although without my bank details, Im not sure how? Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

i have told bank and o2...have you had any problems since you got caught out by them?

[perksie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

i have told bank and o2...have you had any problems since you got caught out by them?

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I haven't but it will depend on who you gave your details to, CPW or a crook.

[Bambino]

I've never been caught out. No one has ever called me with anything like that. I would never give anyone any details over the phone unless I was calling them and knew who I was speaking to.

[Anonymous]

Hi

I have made the same stupid mistake and said yes to a new phone. But I did not give my bank details, just my name, address and date of birth. Im sick in the stomach that I will now be at risk for identity fraud.

Has anything happened to people yet who have been fooled by the same scam?????

[perksie]

It may not be a scam at all, but why would you give your details to anyone who phones you out of the blue?

Hopefully your new phone and account updates will appear soon.

You're unlikely to be at risk with the details you have given.

[Bambino]

Why would you give your name, address, and date of birth to a complete stranger over the phone? Yes you are at risk if you've done that. You'll just have to stay alert for anything being bought using your details. 

[jonsie]

Did you get a contact number from them? Or a company name? The person's name you were speaking to?

[Anonymous]

Person's name was Kate and Company name of the Customer number they gave me was 'Elite' or something like that. They said they were Carphone warehouse. One person has told me they had the same call and it actually was Carphone warehouse and they did get their phone and everything is fine....but I'm still worried. I'll just keep a watch.

[jonsie]

This may help : http://www.elitemobile.com/our-customers.html

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" Elite Mobile consistently provide new and exciting product propositions to develop and enhance our accessories category. These products are always of excellent quality coupled with very competitive pricing and many of them are first to be marketed making them easily endorsable by The Carphone Warehouse.
Above all, Elite Mobile is a reliable and professional organization consistently able to deliver to our exacting standards and very capable of providing innovation both in terms of product and services. As a key strategic partner to The Carphone Warehouse in a highly competitive sector we are confident that Elite Mobile will play a significant part in our business for many years to come. "

                                                   The Carphone Warehouse