I also fell for this scam. They sounded VERY genuine to me, and even gave me the 'for everything else, there's MasterCard' line (though I have to wonder what MasterCard would do if they knew their name was being slandered in such a way...)
I waited around for cards that were never coming, kept trying to quell my husbands doubts and fears by saying they must be legit and even tried to fool myself into thinking that I hadn't been scammed... But I should have listened to that little voice in the back of my head the whole time.
They gave me a whole spiel about building credit, and how the 'one-time $249.00 fee' would be returned to me after having the card for 6 months, and were even 'helpful' when I pointed out that I was short funded and offered to wait an extra week to take out the 'deposit' from my bank account.
I'm hoping that by writing this at least one other person will NOT fall for this as I have... I'm currently in dealings with my bank to try and get my money refunded, but we'll see how that goes...
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