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I Got Scammed Today
today i got a phone call from a north los angeles area code. the person claimed to be "Jim" from the BetOnline marketing department. he asked me if my name was **** and i said yes. then he said betonline was offering a 100% freeplay up to a $1000 deposit with 5x rollover. now the phone call tin actually woke me up so i was still dazed and out of it when i was talking to him. i told him i was definitely interested but for some reason my instincts told me, "this sounds fishy...".
i decided to go ahead and i asked him for a westernn unionn name and city. i wanted to see if he was legit so i asked him what my betonline account number was and he knew it. i get calls from different books all the time advertising special reload bonuses so i was familiar with this procedure. for example bookmaker does this same cold-calling procedure and i love playing there. i asked him to email me the westernn unionn to my email address on file. he was like, oh we cant do that. so i wrote it down myself. he also said he put a note in my account noting that i was eligible for the 100% freeplay.
i did not see the risk here and i went to send the money myself but i used my dad's name as the sender. this w.u. location never asks for ID when sending money, only receiving. i cant use my name b/c i sent a dime to a Costa rican book already this week so my name is hot. i do not want to risk getting blacklisted again. so i use my dad's name in case there is an issue then i can have him go pick up the funds risk free. it went thru.
then i get home an hour later and i asked the betonline account representative on live chat if there was a note in my account about the 100% freeplay. he had no idea about this promotion. i called them on the phone and the manager said no one from betonline gave me that receiver name or that bonus offer. at this point i was like holy sh*t i just got scammed. so i was like okay i have to call westernn unionn.
i called w.u. up and they said the funds have not been picked up thank god. i asked them to freeze the transaction they said they could not do that but they would gladly issue me a refund, minus the fees. but there is no way the receiver (scammer) can pick up the funds without the confirmation \# so i am safe here. nobody knows the confirmation \# except me and the w.u. staff. i just have to explain to my dad that i need him to pick up a w.u. *********** under his name for me tomorrow lol.
Disclaimer: i am not bashing betonline here nor am i mad at them. somehow some creep got my correct full name, cell phone number, and betonline account number, which is scary. i'm making this post to tell posters to be careful when dealing with sh*t like this.
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Originally Posted by ZetaPsi808
And why should you need a utility bill stuff could be in someone elses name
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