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Re: Phone scam about new plan
Those people have phoned me 4 times since then as if they had not already talked to me. At least I know now it's a scam. Unfortunately I gave them some personal information the first time they called, but I stopped short of giving my credit card info.117KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Phone scam about new plan
I tried your link to the Canada Anti-fraud centre but their sign-in didn't work (eternal spinning square). They say "Please be advised there are ongoing technical issues and you may experience difficulties reporting online or reaching the CAFC by phone" and that's what happened. I'll try again later.117KViews0likes0CommentsPhone scam about new plan
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.Solved120KViews6likes12Comments