Bingo site gave phone number to a loan firm.!

[jshort]

A bingo site gave my.new phone number to FMX investments, who then sent me loan ads/offers on my new phone.

On the one hand, it sounds like a smart business idea ( from an operators perspective) to hook up with an independent loan company and give them players phone numbers so that they can give out loans and fund the casino! Ethically, it wrong (and illegal because their was no consent from the player).

 

[randomiam]

Thats so wrong the site has no right to pass on any of your information to any other casino or bingo let alone companies who are not even in that industry id boycott them and mabye cause them some issues in bingo chat mabye warn other players if there happy to share things you should too
give bgo bingo a shot or dotty i used to do well at Rodgers bingo years ago but i think there closed now.

 

[jshort]

Thats so wrong the site has no right to pass on any of your information to any other casino or bingo let alone companies who are not even in that industry id boycott them and mabye cause them some issues in bingo chat mabye warn other players if there happy to share things you should too
give bgo bingo a shot or dotty i used to do well at Rodgers bingo years ago but i think there closed now.

I'm not sure I care enough to go that far.....I always viewed online gambling as the wild wild west. Yes some sites are completely legit and follow proper standards/rules, however.....

I am half-thinking about blackmailing them with it though because they have yet to tell me how to withdraw money from my account (I feel like they only accomodate little old ladies who like to play bingo because of all the pics on the site). However that's another story (and I think this is against CM rules anyway).

 

[randomiam]

I'm not sure I care enough to go that far.....I always viewed online gambling as the wild wild west. Yes some sites are completely legit and follow proper standards/rules, however.....

I am half-thinking about blackmailing them with it though because they have yet to tell me how to withdraw money from my account (I feel like they only accomodate little old ladies who like to play bingo because of all the pics on the site). However that's another story (and I think this is against CM rules anyway).

who was the bingo site you can inbox me and ill track and get you some info

 

[jshort]

who was the bingo site you can inbox me and ill track and get you some info

Scew it. It was BingoFlash (might've been BingoSky, but I think Flash).

 

[sueyh]

Well, at least, your number was given to the investment company, and you got a kinda txt from them I assume

My landline number was given to some kinda of scammer people who said something about earning more money, and it was not a txt. I got a phone call from them. Really annoying.-They didn't call my land line number from phone book, my name is not registered with the phone company-

I'm not 100% sure from which casino I registered my number was leaked, I can guess a couple, but I can't name them since I'm not sure.

 

[jetset]

This sort of unethical behaviour is simply not on, even for a substandard online bingo operator.

They should not be connecting you with anyone, let alone a loan company, without your consent.

I take it FMX could only have obtained your details from the operator in question?

I wouldn't personally let it lie (ie report to licensing jurisdiction and definitely a protest to the operator at the very least just to rattle their cage a little).

This sort of nonsense really makes me angry.

 

[jshort]

Well, at least, your number was given to the investment company, and you got a kinda txt from them I assume

My landline number was given to some kinda of scammer people who said something about earning more money, and it was not a txt. I got a phone call from them. Really annoying.-They didn't call my land line number from phone book, my name is not registered with the phone company-

I'm not 100% sure from which casino I registered my number was leaked, I can guess a couple, but I can't name them since I'm not sure.

Yeah it was just a single text. If anyone else wants to verify, I'd be interested to see if it happened again!

 

[Harry_BKK]

Scew it. It was BingoFlash (might've been BingoSky, but I think Flash).

You agreed to their T&C's when you signed up:

Privacy and Contact
When creating an account or during the registration to any of our promotions, the information provided by our customers will be kept in complete confidentiality. The customer may receive various notices from BingoFlash and/or its partners. The customer has the right to unsubscribe to these notifications when he/she wishes to do so.

According to that they can do with your personal details whatever they want as long as it is one of their "partners".

 

[jshort]

Thanks Harry.

As an aside, I can certainly see the financial advantages from an operators perspective of giving player details to a loan company
who is willing to accept the risk of giving out loans to online gamblers.......As this is a Bingo site that I suspect caters to "oldies", I feel like it's unethical because these retirees are just going to be blowing all their pension funds paying off their high loans!

I personally didn't sign up to FMX investments, but as a player and sub-affiliate, it's good to know of place that is willing to finance playing (some people I have referred might actually do this since their banks are unwilling to give them a loan).

Anyway it's interesting. Unethical, but interesting.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Thanks Harry.

As an aside, I can certainly see the financial advantages from an operators perspective of giving player details to a loan company
who is willing to accept the risk of giving out loans to online gamblers.......As this is a Bingo site that I suspect caters to "oldies", I feel like it's unethical because these retirees are just going to be blowing all their pension funds paying off their high loans!

I personally didn't sign up to FMX investments, but as a player and sub-affiliate, it's good to know of place that is willing to finance playing (some people I have referred might actually do this since their banks are unwilling to give them a loan).

Anyway it's interesting. Unethical, but interesting.

I agree, very unethical indeed.

Giving the players data, who might be already in financial difficulties, to a loan company can be though very lucrative for the casino/bingo site. Getting commission for the referral and then the player deposits a part or all of the loan amount on that very same bingo site and gambles that away too, making it a double wammie for the greedy casino /bingo operator

However, this is a common practice nowadays. Selling of customer data is a very lucrative market.

 

[goatwack]

Nevermind one Bingo site, I wish I could go back in time and not have registered at half the sites I have in my green-assed naivety.

I literally play at about five or six sites and that's it. God knows how many companies have whored out my details to third parties, but I know for sure that it can only be them spamming me with some of my popular topics in my junk folder, namely:

Viagra, at least five a day (!)

PPI

Soon to expire Boots/ Sainsburys/ Asda vouchers

Someone desperate to f*ck me (my personal favourite)

Not to mention loan companies et al phoning me anytime up to 8 in the evening. Bastards.

 

[Harry_BKK]

^^^^^

One would expect it from half shady sites but decent outfits have the same clause in their T&C's.

Check the terms of your mobile phone operator or sites like Amazon, Google Play etc or the most common APP sites. They all let you agree that they can share your details with so called "partners".

What these partners are doing with your details is completely out of control, hence they will end up at some point in the databases of a professional data trader and then there is no limit to what you will receive via email, sms or cold calls.

 

[jshort]

I agree, very unethical indeed.

Giving the players data, who might be already in financial difficulties, to a loan company can be though very lucrative for the casino/bingo site. Getting commission for the referral and then the player deposits a part or all of the loan amount on that very same bingo site and gambles that away too, making it a double wammie for the greedy casino /bingo operator

However, this is a common practice nowadays. Selling of customer data is a very lucrative market.

Lucrative for the Bingo/casino site. I feel like some of the loan companies out there are a bit nuts! Not sure if its in their financial interests to loan
money for bingo playing. There is a good reason banks don't loan money to gamblers.

 

[Harry_BKK]

Lucrative for the Bingo/casino site. I feel like some of the loan companies out there are a bit nuts! Not sure if its in their financial interests to loan
money for bingo playing. There is a good reason banks don't loan money to gamblers.

Oh don't worry, they will insure themselves against a default. And the premium is included in the loan fees, hence paid by the person applying for the loan.

And believe me, the banks are involved one way or another. It is a highly profitable market segment as applicants will mostly accept everything what they are offered.

 

[paul7388]

Nevermind one Bingo site, I wish I could go back in time and not have registered at half the sites I have in my green-assed naivety.

I literally play at about five or six sites and that's it. God knows how many companies have whored out my details to third parties, but I know for sure that it can only be them spamming me with some of my popular topics in my junk folder, namely:

Viagra, at least five a day (!)

PPI

Soon to expire Boots/ Sainsburys/ Asda vouchers

Someone desperate to f*ck me (my personal favourite)

Not to mention loan companies et al phoning me anytime up to 8 in the evening. Bastards.

Thanks for posting that as I get every one of those emails.

Never saw anyone posting about all those shopping vouchers before so least I know others get them. Got a feeling my spam folder must look about same as yours lol.

 

[Jono777]

you are not alone....

Inbox and spam were regularly empty until I signed up to all these Bingo (to start with) and casino sites.

Now I delete over 100 per day easily.

On a more interesting note, I decided to follow one of those 'Red hot 18 year old wants to suck you hard' as I thought, I could miss a gambling session and invest it in something more physical and enjoyable.

Then the missues walked over to my PC..........................

 

[partyhummel]

phonecall pest...

Nevermind one Bingo site, I wish I could go back in time and not have registered at half the sites I have in my green-assed naivety.

I literally play at about five or six sites and that's it. God knows how many companies have whored out my details to third parties, but I know for sure that it can only be them spamming me with some of my popular topics in my junk folder, namely:

Viagra, at least five a day (!)

PPI

Soon to expire Boots/ Sainsburys/ Asda vouchers

Someone desperate to f*ck me (my personal favourite)

Not to mention loan companies et al phoning me anytime up to 8 in the evening. Bastards.

hey ;-) after signing up at casinos i also was in the middle of the "will you please deposit a bit to us" storm. using an app now which blocks ALL not whitelisted numbers. its like heaven. can warmly recommend it. )) (alternative is a seperate phonecard top be used only for online gambling purposes)

i really love that app.

 

[Muller212431]

nice info
now will be more suspicious of everyone I give my personal data to