Can I infer linear dependence from the following span relations?

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Consider a $d$-dimensional complex vector space. I have three sets of $d-1$ vectors each for which the following holds: $\text{span}(v_1,...,v_{d-2},v_{\alpha})=\text{span}(v_1,...,v_{d-2},v_{\beta})=\text{span}(v_1,...,v_{d-2},v_{\gamma})$.

Note that the sets (each composed of linearly independent vectors) only differ in the last vector.

Can I conclude from the conditions above that the set $\{v_{\alpha},v_{\beta},v_{\gamma} \}$ is linearly dependent? If so (or not), what is the argument?

Edit: In the problem I am working on, none of the vectors above is orthogonal to any other vector.

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Take $d=4$ and \begin{eqnarray*} v_1&=&(1,0,0,0)\\ v_2&=&(0,1,0,0)\\ v_{\alpha}&=&(0,0,1,0)\\ v_{\beta} &=&(0,1,1,0)\\ v_{\gamma}&=&(1,0,1,0)\\ \end{eqnarray*}