Suspicious offer from Telus

[Arny1211]

Hi, somebody from unidentified phone number called me and offered telus 20$ 100GB plan and a free iphone or samsung phone if I switch to Telus.They gave me their telus id TEL6024MW, name Mark Wayne and a phone number 437-524-8616 to call for verification. Sounds very suspicious.Is it legitimate offer or a scam?

[TELUS_Support]

Hey @Arny1211 I have not heard of an offer like this or employee IDs like this unless they are a dealer.

Do you know if they were from a dealership in your local area?

[Nighthawk]

It's a scam. For me the red flags are:

• No cell company is offering free flagship phones.
• The employee ID. Especially that it ended with the initials of the supposed employee.
• They called from a non Telus number.
• That phone number is part of an NXX controlled by Iristel in Ontario and I can't see Telus needing to use a third party phone provider. That company also has nothing but 1 star google reviews and many mentioning scams.

[BothAtHome]

I suspect this is a scam, as well. I got a call from someone claiming to be telus promotions offering me $70/mo for home services and $250/mo for 4 mobile lines, and their supervisor was also "Mark Wayne" <Mod removed identifiable info to prevent potential doxxing>. They wanted my mailing address and for me to give them one of my ID numbers like DL or Passport. I said I wouldn't share that information over the phone and they said they would email me, so then I received an email from them with a different employee's name and the address it came from was [email protected] which was another red flag. I got off the call and called customer service to report it.

[TELUS_Support]

The situation you’ve described certainly raises concerns about a potential scam. Telus will never ask for sensitive personal information, such as a driver's license or passport number, over the phone. We appreciate you being cautious and contacting customer service to report this. If you receive any further suspicious calls or emails, please do not engage and report them to us immediately.

[bsixty]

I had a phone call promotion claiming to be Telus. HIgh pressure, urging me to sign up and get a new Apple phone for $50/month 2yrs and cancel  existing plan temination fees. Got suspcious, given a  'telus # to call, verify the employee id. Did, but not convinced, will got to Telus shop to check the deal. Email from [email protected], which then disappeared. 

[TELUS_Support]

Your Spidey-senses are correct - it's a scam. I won't get into the specifics as we wouldn't want them to learn from their mistakes but none of this is legit. 

If, by chance, you did share your info with them, I'd encourage you to file a complaint with the Canada Anti-fraud Centre:  https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm