Complaint Review: Preferred Cardholder Division - Lanham Maryland
- Preferred Cardholder Division 4501 Forbes Boulevard Lanham, Maryland U.S.A.
- Phone: 301-459-5868
- Web:
- Category: Credit & Debt Services
Preferred Cardholder Division Credit card fraud ripoff bank theft account theft card theft Lanham Maryland
*Consumer Suggestion: Thanxs Scott
*Author of original report: This snake is about to strike again!
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Im sure besides myself, many throughout the USA received a strange letter, type that looks like it contains a pin or printed check. Actually it is a check, but one that you will highly regret cashing!
This company is fake. It is signed by a J Walsh, who probably is the thief doing this.
First off, I already verified the fraud simply by calling all the advertised companies that (Supposely give rebates and coupons) One of them I work for. None of these companies know a thing about Preferred Cardholder Division and highly warn anyone getting this letter to disregard it imidiately.
Why disregard this? Simple. Offer sounds great. BUT???? Forget the coupons and rebates. COmpanies already said NO. Now come one, credit limit of up to $2500? Hey, if your foolish enough to sign the check after I told you the rebates and savings were fake, what makes you think you are going to get $2500. $2500 in debt maybe. (How can you get $2500 dept for cashing this check?)
Simple. First,. why on earth you going to put your credit card if you have one on a check? (BTW, most states its illigal for anyone to record a cc number on check) Second, if you are nutty enough to think that you can just cash the check and get the $3.25, well, hmm, its possable, but also your giving them your account number doing this so while your sticking your chest out aand saying "Look at me, I scammed the scammer out of $3.25" The scammer is taking out whatever they can from your account and probably heading to some country with your nestegg or worse.
This deal has warning all over it. There are no 800 nmbers listed anywhere yet it keeps stating you can call for more info on all the papers it came with. $600 free groceries? Whose footing this bill? Comon sence here, the average bank makes $5.00 per $100, if their lucky. So the bank is going to have to loan you $12,000 just to break even before they even start profiting from any transactions. Do the math, the bank needs to make back the $600 in rebates they are giving you. Youll haev to use the card and cahrge $12,000 (But limits $2500) How on earth they going to make that back?
I deal with a lot of people every day, and believe me, I may be good at keeping away from scammers, but even I slip up. Someone left some great information on what to do if you are scammed so hey, read it =)
http://badbusinessbureau.com/reports/ripoff13224.htm
Scott
Sanbruno, California
U.S.A.
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#2 Consumer Suggestion
Thanxs Scott
AUTHOR: J - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
I believe that you are 100% correct in your assumptions that this is a fraud. I received the exact same thing in the mail yesterday, and felt then that it was a fraud. After reading your report, I did a double take of the "check" and the other enclosed documents. The request for your c.c. # on the check is a huge red flag, and the lack of a phone number (even though they repeatedly tell you to call their toll free #) is another red flag. As the old saying goes "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is". Thanks again for your report and heads up.

#1 Author of original report
This snake is about to strike again!
AUTHOR: Scott - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Wife got in the mail today, a letter from the "preferred cardholder division". From what I heard last year I though they were shut down. If so they opened up elsewhere. The company is not legit, the offers are not legit. I work for one of the companies who infact told me they arent part of this fake promotion nor has given permission to use thier name in it.
preferred cardholder division is a scamming company offing credit cards which dont exist by writing another credit card number on the back of the check. Sort of a double wammy here as both your CC will be charged, PLUS they will get your checking account number and empty your account. Anyways, bewarned,if you get one of those carbon mailed envelopes.


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