Beware of this scam with your New Jersey cable bill

Lately, a good friend of mine informed me a few intelligent and elaborate scheme concerning his Comcast/Xfinity cable invoice.

He’s a particularly sensible and savvy particular person and shopper. Like the remainder of us, he loves a great deal however is aware of that some could be too good to be true.

And this one was.

Here is what he mentioned occurred:

“I acquired knowledgeable sounding automated name from someone claiming to be from Comcast/Xfinity with a proposal that will enable me to chop my month-to-month Comcast/Xfinity TV & Web invoice in half. “Press one to talk with a consultant” the message mentioned. So I pressed 1.

 

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Nice supply: Merely pay 8 months prematurely on the new decrease price, no extra payments for the following 8 months and when the billing resumes in June of 2023, will probably be the brand new decrease price ($75/month as a substitute of $150 per 30 days). I known as the quantity utilizing my Xfinity VOIP landline and gave out no info, not even my identify.

 

The particular person I used to be talking to requested if the quantity I used to be calling from was related to my Xfinity account and I mentioned sure. The particular person on the opposite finish of the telephone then requested, “Am I talking with [John Smith] ” and I mentioned sure once more. He knew my deal with, my Xfinity account quantity and even how a lot my month-to-month invoice was.

 

It appeared like a implausible deal. Now I used to be already enrolled for automated month-to-month billing towards a bank card on file with them and I requested in the event that they have been simply going to cost that bank card for the primary 8 months’ prepayment quantity. That’s when he informed me that the promotional plan was being finished along with the Goal retailer chain and to make the most of it, I must make the 8 month pre-payment utilizing pay as you go Goal debit playing cards (Obtainable at any grocery or drug retailer however a number of playing cards required as a result of the prepayment quantity was bigger than the $500 restrict on a single card).

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And to make the deal even sweeter, If I known as again their “Billing division” with 4 hours with that card info, they’d even credit score my account with a $100 immediate cost low cost which had already been credited to my account however would disappear (i.e- be reversed) if I didn’t name again with the Goal debit card info inside 4 hours. My “consultant” then requested If I might verify my account to see if that $100 credit score had appeared on my account and surprisingly, it was certainly there!

 

What extra proof do you want that you just have been really speaking to a Comcast/Xfinity consultant than a credit score posted to your account? Besides I wasn’t. I bought by to a reside Comcast consultant who confirmed it was certainly a rip-off however probably the most convincing & elaborate ones I’ve ever encountered.”

Unfold the phrase

Scammers and criminals are getting extra subtle of their method and with know-how.

Cross this alongside to as many individuals as doable to allow them to know that even when you assume you are fairly savvy and sharp the cockroaches on the market are getting sharper.

Opinions expressed within the submit above are these of New Jersey 101.5 discuss present host Dennis Malloy solely.

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