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August 30, 2025

Ovo Card Payment Line

  • August 30, 2025
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hello,

Has anyone on this forum successfully bypassed the date of birth question when making a card payment via telephone?

I have been told that if you press star or hash it will move onto another security question. It does not and have repeatedly told them this.

Thank you.

 

    15 replies

    Chris_OVO
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 1, 2025

    Hey ​@Brina1,

     

    Just to clarify, security questions are in place to help protect our customers and their accounts, so they can’t be skipped. I checked with the team that manages the automated IVR system, and they confirmed that these questions need to be answered. If you don’t get the answers right after a few tries, you’ll be connected to an agent who can assist you further.

     

    I hope this information helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

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    Brina1Author
    Rank 2
    September 1, 2025

    when i try to look at response to my question it says page dispayed is not there?

    Rank 2
    September 1, 2025

    This could be down to a server or connection error. However, it may also be that the question has been removed or moved by one of the forum moderators as the question appears and has been answered elsewhere. Suggest re-post your question and see if you get a response.

    Peter E
    Super User
    Super User
    September 1, 2025

    @DavidWSR To be honest I think this is a bot and I've reported it as such. The second tonight and one yesterday that has now been removed that you responded to. That's gone now. You can usually tell because they've only just joined and the query or conplaint is just feels ‘weird’ and sometimes strangely formatted. Normally all lower case. I suppose one day I'll get a genuine user booted off but no one has complained yet.

     

    I tripped up on a bot yesterday and bplightlog tipped me off with that one. That's gone now. If in doubt hang back a bit 

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    Chris_OVO
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 2, 2025

    Hey ​@Brina1 

     

    We’d gathered your responses on our platform for a quick review. To keep everything tidy, I went ahead and merged the two threads into one.

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    Brina1Author
    Rank 2
    September 2, 2025

    Hey ​@Brina1,

     

    Just to clarify, security questions are in place to help protect our customers and their accounts, so they can’t be skipped. I checked with the team that manages the automated IVR system, and they confirmed that these questions need to be answered. If you don’t get the answers right after a few tries, you’ll be connected to an agent who can assist you further.

     

    I hope this information helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

    The reason why I came to forum was to get a quick response and clarification. Just so you know I took my enquiry regarding this to the Executive Office - assuming this means CEO. Who stated that you can use * or hash tag and system would move to ask another security question and also told by member of staff that your account can be “set” to ask another question.  There are other security/personal questions the system can ask - my opinion.

    Brina1Author
    Rank 2
    September 2, 2025

    @DavidWSR To be honest I think this is a bot and I've reported it as such. The second tonight and one yesterday that has now been removed that you responded to. That's gone now. You can usually tell because they've only just joined and the query or conplaint is just feels ‘weird’ and sometimes strangely formatted. Normally all lower case. I suppose one day I'll get a genuine user booted off but no one has complained yet.

     

    I tripped up on a bot yesterday and bplightlog tipped me off with that one. That's gone now. If in doubt hang back a bit 

    i AM NOT A BOT

    Brina1Author
    Rank 2
    September 2, 2025

    Hey ​@Brina1 

     

    We’d gathered your responses on our platform for a quick review. To keep everything tidy, I went ahead and merged the two threads into one.

    i AM NOT A BOT

    Blastoise186
    Super User
    Super User
    September 2, 2025

    IIRC the skip question option with * or # isn’t available for the card payment system because it’s a financial transaction where it’s absolutely critical to get it 100% correct - otherwise it causes real nightmares.

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    Brina1Author
    Rank 2
    September 2, 2025

    IIRC the skip question option with * or # isn’t available for the card payment system because it’s a financial transaction where it’s absolutely critical to get it 100% correct - otherwise it causes real nightmares.

    how is it a nightmare if you ask me another personal question?