Barclaycard sent me a bill for someone else’s account
Barclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for. Photograph: Michael Melia/AlamyView image in fullscreenBarclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for. More emails arrived and I made repeated phone calls to customer service.I was assured it was a simple typo rather than fraud, and that my email address would be removed.
- ▪Barclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for.
- ▪Photograph: Michael Melia/AlamyView image in fullscreenBarclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for.
- ▪More emails arrived and I made repeated phone calls to customer service.I was assured it was a simple typo rather than fraud, and that my email address would be removed.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/16/barclaycard-bill-account-credit-card-payment |
| Publication time | Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:12 GMT |
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Barclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for. Photograph: Michael Melia/AlamyView image in fullscreenBarclaycard is sending bills for a credit card that was never applied for. Photograph: Michael Melia/AlamyConsumer championsMoneyBarclaycard sent me a bill for someone else’s accountIt told me a year ago I had applied for a credit card – now it is it telling me my payment is overdueAnna TimsWed 16 Sep 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA year ago I got an email from Barclaycard stating that my “application was successful” for a credit card. I had made no such application. I immediately reported this to Barclaycard.
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