would i recieve a call from halifax on sunday morning asking personal information on an account?

Answer 1

Definately not. Banks are all shut over the weekend. This was definately someone trying to gain information about you personnally. I've had it done about 3 times in the last year and it is dreadful. One was even supposidly a delivery guy wanting me to confirm my date of birth in order to recieve a delivery!!! Nightmare it really is. Unfortunately the police don't do anything about it. I feel sorry for the unsuspecting people who give out their information.

Answer 2

Possibly.

I never release any information, even not very personal stuff, until I have verified someone.

Take a name and extension number. Contact Halifax, via your normal contact no for them (customer services etc) and verify it. If it's fraudulent then they can investigate.

Sometimes this sort of thing is done to
sell extra products to people
check if credit or debit card payments are made by you or fraudulent

But all banks must verify who they're speaking with 1st, Data Protection Act, fraud prevention, etc, which requires some questions to be asked. If it seems suspicious, it may well be.

For the sake of the cost of returning a call, I insist on doing this before I speak with anyone, on my personal telephone numbers.

Good luck and stay cautious! Rob

Answer 3

You would not receive a call from the Halifax at ANY time asking for your personal details of your account. Inform your branch as soon as possible, and I hope you were not stupid enough to give out your details.

Answer 4

I'm a Halifax customer and I was called on a weekday evening about my account. It wasn't by the Halifax itself but by a marketing company employed by them. The were trying to get me to sign up for a new card.
The only personal info they asked for was my house number and postcode - everything else was read out to me and I was asked to confirm it was correct.
I noted the telephone number the call came from, and rang back - they told me exactly who they were.

Answer 5

Only from someone who has no business knowing your information.

Congratulations - the crooks now have your phone number.

And if you even admitted having a certain account, you have given them valuable information. WHatever account they were asking about - get in touch with that organization or institution and put some kind of s ecurity check on the account.

Answer 6

Any Bank or Building Society will never ask for your personal details by phone or e-mail, or even post. If you're being asked questions like this they are illegally trying to get your banking details for their own gain.

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Answer 8

nope pure and simple no

even a legit call from a bank would never ask info that do not already have
they will never ask your pin or security questions

if you phone your bank you may be asked a few secyrity questions but never your pin

contact your telephone providers security department give them the time it happened they can trace who called you it is a police matter after that

Answer 9

Well you never can be too sure, my friend had a call from her bank saying they wanted to her her turned out they gave her her overdraft charges back and up'd the overdraft!

but if any one ever ringsmy house asking to confirm detials i alway so no as therethe ones calling you!!!!
They can always right yuo a letter if the call is important!

Answer 10

No! This happened to me, thankfully I didn`t give any information.Just put the phone down. Phone your branch and ask if they are doing any telephone surveys. You should have a 24/7 emergency phone number on any passed correspondence.