Excellent Thread. Everyone who saves card details on Amazon and Flipkart must have a look.
Today afternoon, I received an OTP for a ₹14,499 transaction on my HSBC credit card via Amazon.
This raised an immediate red flag — I rarely use this card, and only one relative occasionally uses it for discounts. He isn’t educated and doesn’t read English.
I called him right away and asked if he had requested an OTP.
He said no — he was out ploughing the field and had been receiving nonstop messages from the bank. Alarmed, he started walking home to show his phone to someone who could understand them.
Later, he did a video call with me and shared his screen. That’s when the full...
This raised an immediate red flag — I rarely use this card, and only one relative occasionally uses it for discounts. He isn’t educated and doesn’t read English.
I called him right away and asked if he had requested an OTP.
He said no — he was out ploughing the field and had been receiving nonstop messages from the bank. Alarmed, he started walking home to show his phone to someone who could understand them.
Later, he did a video call with me and shared his screen. That’s when the full...
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Change in mobile number / account might work.
Let others verify. Thanks.