B....y Barclaycard

[franksingleton]

Frank, have you considered the possibility that the email was a fraud - fishing for your number? If they said the number does not exist, perhaps that was to ensure that you had given them the correct number?

WHat number did you ring - the number given on the email???

Just a thought as in my experience when new cards are issued before renewal you can use the old one till expiry date when it stops working. Using the new one earlier, stops your old one working.

Definitely not phishing. I called my usual Barclaycard number.

 

[franksingleton]

As others have said and I do, we carry a range of cards "just in case" I suspect that your "expectations" are because of a certain age and mindset. Crankie old gimmer comes to mind! We are all guilty of it sometimes! Get used to life not going along as you think it should, Move on!

I repeat. That is not the point. Barclaycard cancelled my card solely because they had issued a new card. They did not know whether or not I had received the new card. If one lot can do it, so can the others. What part does Visa play? How many other Visa cards could be cancelled for the same reason? I am sounding the Tocsin bell. I suggest that you should treat it as a serious hazard. For that reason, I am not using any other cards, Visa or Mastercad at present. I am using my connect card solely at ATMs.

 

[Stemar]

Barclaycard may not do customer service but they're brilliant at irony!! This appeared to the side when I was reading this thread...View attachment 73055

That ad reminded me why I sacked Barclays years ago. Nearly 40% apr? They're having a larf, but they won't be having it at my expense. My CC (Smile) is 1/3 of that.