Going back two weeks to my earlier thread, Ive been paid £354 by Barclays (6 times £59) no apology just a formal letter saying I must examine my account and let them know if anything else been paid out that shouldn't have been. This letter rang a bell. Ive had a similar letter before, word for word. So I went back through the internet. In May June and July last year on the 27th of each month £59 went off to Air Arena. On the 30th the Debt crd services of Barclays Bank credited me with £59 no doubt as a result of me saying whats going on. So I am still short by £118.
Went into my local branch. "We cannot help you, you must phone debt card services."
Another half hour on the phone, mainly identifying me despite the fact that they had written to me with reference numbers.
And just to add to the confusion I see £76-33 pence has supposedly gone to Sainsbury despite the fact I haven't been in one for several years.
And NO, the cards (old and new replacement) have never left my pocket, all my pin numbers etc are in my head.
And both Air Arena and Sainsburys are known to Barclays Bank although the companies are of course very different. Air Arena are just downright fraudsters. Someone is obviously hitching on to Sainsburys name.
Have a look on the internet yourself. A bit of digging and you will find letters are being written about Air Arena, the same amount and dates as me i.e. £59 on the 27th monthly, and Sainsbury by people like me who never use them. Over two years ago. AND, websites are now springing up to help people who have been fraudulently charged. I think I keyed in something like "unrecognised debit entries" and there must be a good few of us, I didn't look but over half a dozen companies/people/crooks are all willing to help.
Shows the scale of whats going on. No wonder the banks are keeping quite about it.
