WARNING: METROCLUB SCAM

hi,

if it's any help

i received a call yesterday (dec 1, 2010) from a certain Senior VP (i didn't catch his name) from "METROCLUB" saying that i was recommended to have a pre-approved "ULTIMATE VIP PLATINUM CARD" he said i was the youngest to be ever given (he knows my exact birthdate). he said it's a discount card and if ever i decide to migrate to Canada and Australia, my visa would be approved immediately, and through the course of our conversations the word "CITY LIMITS" came up. btw, he speaks weird, thick european accent, knows a bit tagalog but slangish (not american-slang).

anyway, when it comes to credit cards, i am really skeptical, im afraid of all the scams that i have heard before. so, being the skeptic that i am, i asked him again his company name to which he said it's METROCLUB, an intl company affiliated to visa and mastercard but not a bank. he speaks real fast.

I asked him who recommended me, but he can't say who specifically, he just reiterated that they are affiliated to banks and accdg to their system, im in good standing daw. so when he asked me how long i've had my credit card (and i really can't recall), i just said, “can't u see it in your system?”. he said just for verification, so i invented a month...but he didn't refute what i said (dubious, right?). and when he asked me my billing address, i just said it's same as my BPI card...(you get my point) i totally distrust the guy.

good thing i was in front of my laptop, and i immediately googled his company. but i can't find any. so i asked him to spell it out for me. and i said i can't find it in google. hesitantly, he told me that their system is undergoing maintenance. i was about to tell him that for a company whom he claims to be huge (affiliated to AIG, Chase Bank etc), isn't it weird that their system is down, but i didnt get the chance coz he immediately hung up on me saying that he'll check their system.

fortunately, i didnt give out any info on my credit card (which is really not a habit of mine). but for my peace of mind, i called my banks, i have BPI and HSBC, to ask if there was any dubious transaction on my account. they said none, i just hope there will never be. later when i checked google again, there appears this website displaying the accounts of the many who have been victims of a scam from a METROCARE company. I have this gut feeling that this is related, that’s why im posting this. Im just glad to be a skeptic and always grateful to the ever-reliable google.

and to those who have experienced worst cases, i hope you'll be able to clear it up. and warn your family and friends that they might be using a different name now (METROCLUB).

good luck to all of you