Got a call from a non-native-English-speaking person claiming to be from Telus and offering me a new phone plan that is cheaper than my current land-line plan, similar to the Home Phone Lite plan. He knew some of my personal information so I thought it was legit. Stupidly I gave him more information about my identity, but I became suspicious and asked that he send me an email with the terms of the plan. He sent an official-looking email. They'll sign you up and send you a free phone but they want a $20 deposit, which will be refunded when the phone is delivered. The email claimed to be from Telus Customer Support but the sender's address was [email protected]. I looked up Telusstock.com and it is registered to 1&1 Internet Inc of Pennsylvania. Then I noticed that there were several grammatical errors in the email. They gave a phone number of 1-604-998-2231. I called and there was no answer. They called me back and said to go ahead with the offer they needed my credit card information. I said I wouldn't do that over the phone and he said, "Don't worry, we're on a high-security line. All we need is your card number, your expiry date, and the three numbers on the back." End of call.
