I know this has already been done but after the day i’ve had i don’t care!
A few weeks ago i briefly mentioned i’d had some big news
This is it
Baby number two on the way!
Picture is from the 12 week scan and we got to see the little one kicking it’s legs around which was fantastic!
Currently expected January 2009 so still a long way to go
Better make some more deals to pay for all the mouths i have to feed!
So what could have ruined my day after such a happy afternoon?
I arrived home to a letter from the bank telling me i’m overdrawn
I thought this a bit odd as i’ve not had any major purchases recently
I logged onto the online banking and i found a transaction from Brighthouse that i certainly didn’t make
I spent fifteen minutes on hold to an 0845 number (further to my post a couple of days ago about not having a landline, i was calling on a mobile and this isn’t included in my free minutes!)
I then had to jump through a series of hoops (including being asked if i wanted to buy identity theft insurance!) until i was put through to the “fraud team”
I was told that the purchase had taken place over the phone from the Bransholme branch (in Hull…hundreds of miles from where i live)
The result is i’ve had my card cancelled and i’ve got some paperwork to fill out and i’ve also got to ring my branch tomorrow to let them know about the situation and stop me getting charged any further
I’m still puzzled as to how this happened. Also surely the fact the card billing address is nowhere near the store would raise some eyebrows?
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Now you have clustered redundancy in offspring to take over the business.
Always thinking… 🙂
-Vlad
Ha ha thanks
As long as it’s an active-active cluster i’ll be fine!
Congrats Andy! My first is due in September so we’ll both be knee deep in various things! http://sprogs-blog.blogspot.com/
Congrats – you and Bryony must be over the moon!
I had problems with Brighthouse when my own Debit Card was ripped off too. My advice? Note down the name of every individual you speak to, and the time you spoke, plus keep copies of all documents you send or receive. They’ll come in handy when things start getting messy down the line!
Some organisations just don’t seem to have any anti-fraud measures in place, Brighthouse would seem to be one of them.
Congrats Andy. At this rate we’ll soon double the numbers of AMITPRO members 😉
Steve
Congratulations! I’m in the same club!
Thanks for the kind words everyone!
deKay, i somehow missed your move to wordpress! Congratulations on your news too! (if a little late)
Steve, We’ll see how it goes…i always thought one would be enough! You may have to get some of the others to add to the group numbers 🙂