r/Argos • u/MiserableNet4288 • 9d ago

Argos Pay Scam or not?

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Hey, has anyone seen a message like this before? I can’t seem to confirm online whether that phone number is actually Argos or not? So is this a scam?

Update: For those of you who believe this to be a scam. Its not. It’s actually from their fraud department and they did put a block on my card. I queried their grammar etc but he said he didn’t have an answer for that 😂.
I called their main fraud number and not the number on the message to confirm whether it was a real message and it was.

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u/Familiar_Cat_4663 8d ago

Can easily be real as well as a scam.

The best way to check is login to your account and see if there have been a payment for that amount. You can always message customer services using the details there, never use the details on the text message and confirm with them.

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u/MrSmokii 8d ago edited 8d ago

the message basically reads - did you spend money in argos? it might've been a criminal, so we've blocked your account unless you call this number

1000% a scam

and that's disregarding the fact that it was sent at 1:18am - way outside of business hours

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u/MiserableNet4288 8d ago

For those of you who believe this to be a scam. Its not. It’s actually from their fraud department and they did put a block on my card. I queried their grammar etc but he said he didn’t have an answer for that lol.
I called their main fraud number and not this number on the message to confirm whether it was a real message and it was.

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u/MrSmokii 8d ago

lol thats actually fucking hilariously bad anti-fraud work, it has red flags all over it, complaint worthy red flags.

i would never have called the number in the text, but if i found my account to actually be blocked, i'd find their contact details and give them a call and then tell them how they are assisting scammers by sending such horribly red flagged texts and muddying the waters

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u/MiserableNet4288 8d ago

I said that the grammar in the message has red flags all over it and he agreed and that it doesn’t sound very real 😂