justforfun's profile

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Friday, March 3rd, 2023 10:43 AM

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Comcast scam offer

I was contacted with an offer to lower my Comcast bill by Comcast and the promotion was in conjunction with Target.  I need to talk to someone about getting a refund of the money I sent Comcast attempting to obtain this offer.

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2 years ago

Hello. Thank you for reaching out to our team through Communities. It sounds like you were involved in a scam. Here is a link of current scams: https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/alerts. You'll need to get in touch with our Customer Security Assurance team. Here is a link with their information: https://internet-security-site-web.ho-g3.cf.comcast.net/help/report-abuse

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@XfinityRose​ Thank you for your response.  However, neither of these links works.

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Are you receiving an error message? The first link should take you to our Customer Security Assurance home page. 

I no longer work for Comcast.

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Here is what I get with the first link (sorry for the font size).  It is a 404 Bad Request.   For the second page I get this:

Problem Solver

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That is really odd. I would try a different browser and clear your cache/cookies. Please test this link: https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/

I no longer work for Comcast.

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Thank you for your response.  The new link worked.  I clear cache/cookies.

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2 years ago

@XfinityRose wrote: "... Here is a link with their information: https://internet-security-site-web.ho-g3.cf.comcast.net/help/report-abuse."

"internet-security-site-web.ho-g3.cf.comcast.net" may be accessible inside Comcast, but it is not accessible on the public Internet. The hostname resolves to a private IP:

C>nslookup internet-security-site-web.ho-g3.cf.comcast.net 75.75.75.75
Name:    cfho-g3p.gslb4.comcast.com
Addresses:  10.112.21.237
                   10.112.21.238
                   10.112.21.236
Aliases:  internet-security-site-web.ho-g3.cf.comcast.net

10.112.21.* addresses are private IPs not accessible to customers. Perhaps the poster meant https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse?

@justforfun : This very nasty scam has been going on for months. See any of the many posts at https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/search?page=1&sortKey=RECENT&q=scam. Customers have lost a lot of money.

A competent company would have posted prominent warnings about a widespread scam that has cheated many and appears to use leaked customer data, but Comcast hasn't bothered to do that. They really should.

Please be aware that there are 2 kinds of responses in this Forum: Replies and Comments. When you Comment on a post by scrolling down to "Comment on this post here...", I am notified of your response. But if you select Reply, I am NOT notified and may not be aware of your response.

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2 years ago

@justforfun 

If you have gotten a call claiming to be from Comcast asking you to buy gift cards or paying upfront for six months or more in exchange for 50% off your bill the FTC is well aware of this scam.  If you get a call like this you can report it to:     https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/
Please help to stop the spread of this kind of fraud.
Thanks!
 It's doubtful you'll get a refund from Comcast. 

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