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Fraud
Got a call from someone claiming to be from Telus, they knew my cell number, email address and backup number, also the telus account number. They wanted to give me a discount on my service, they want...
I got a call like that this afternoon. claiming to be from telus and saying that i would get a 30% discount for the next year because i am a good customer. they asked how much i paid for my last bill, and i said i did not know. then they hung up. when i called the number back a child answered.
TELUS_Support
Official Support Team
Official Support TeamIt's most definitely fraud. To go immediately from calling you a "customer" to then asking how much you pay is quite the contradiction.
Our outbound numbers are never local numbers but always remain vigilant even if the number appears legitimate at first. If you shared your info with the caller, consider filing a report with the Canada Anti-fraud centre: https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm
- I gave no info to the callerMary Sent from my Galaxy
- TELUS_Support
Well done. And of course, feel free to check in with us to verify the authenticity of any call you may receive!
- I will, thank you.
