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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Target Scam

I nearly fell for this.  I received a voicemail on 5/5/2025 stating my rate was doubling, and if I wanted to keep the rate I have I needed to call them back.  I called them back the next day (5/6/2025) and the person explained that the promotional was with Target, and I needed to purchase three prepaid $300 Target Gift Cards for a total of $900, and call them back to give them the authorization codes.  At that point, I would have one year of free Xfinity Internet, followed by two years at the 50% discount rate.  After the call, I Googled the promotional and discovered it was a scam.  I reported this to the FTC (Report# [Edited: "Personal Information"]).

During the call, the scammer said they "refunded" my latest payment and asked me to verify on my Xfinity account.  I logged into my Xfinity online account and saw my regular payment on 5/5/2025, as well as a second payment on 5/6/2025 from a bank checking account I don't recognize.  The scammer said that is the Comcast bank account and that is how I am being refunded.  The confirmation number for that payment is [Edited: "Personal Information"].

I did not give the scammer any personal information, but he already new my Xfinity account number, as well as my home address.  Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do to protect myself.

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