U

Sunday, October 15th, 2023 11:30 AM

Closed

Scam?!?!?

I recently searched for what I perceived to be a scam and the poster shared near identical information to what I experienced. All xfinity deals were sent to me directly to my phone via SMS. I was offered a free phone to which I replied I'll always take a free phone but I'm not switching my current service, etc. This joke wasn't understood or disregarded so I was sent a link directly in the chat. If you click the link it takes you to, as described before, A SHADY WEBSITE that asked for your SOCIAL SECURITY & DATE OF BIRTH only. I did not pursue this of course and continued my primary issue. I was continually confronted with the phone and seemingly better "freebies". My issue is the reply to the former poster was that Cfinity has great phone bundle deals. This is known as Xfinity constantly pushes this. My issue is THE LINK WANTING 2 PIECES OF INFO THAT WOULD ALLOW IDENTITY THEFT was not mentioned. Furthermore the poster was glad to hear about the deals and other forms of contact and didn't pursue the legitimacy of the link or possible SCAM. DOES XFINITY POST UNCONVENTIONAL LINKS IN CHAT LEADING TO SOME SITE ASKING FOR SS & DOB AS PART OF A PHONE BUNDLE? WHY WOULD THEY NOT SEND A DIRECT LINK TO THE PHONE AS EVER OTHER PROCESS WAS DONE IN THAT CHAT? IF THAT SITE IS LEGITIMATE THEN WHO IS IT AND WHY WOULD WE FEEL COMFORTABLE PROVIDING SUCH SENSITIVE INFORMATION? The 2nd oddest thing is that along with the link a not in BOLD stated the link met all FCC guidelines. Why would that matter for an offer? Being no there's no such thing a free phone or service typically from these companies, no offense, but it's common knowledge and would be uncommon business practice so it's understood. 

Official Employee

 • 

2K Messages

2 years ago

@user_ltt8kj Hello! Thank you for reaching out to us here on our Community Forums. You certainly did the right thing and contacting us to investigate the offer you received. If you can, please send a Direct Message with your full name and address so that we can look into this further. Here are instructions on how to send us a DM in case you need them:


 Click "Sign In" if necessary
  • Click the "Direct Message" icon (upper right corner of this page)
  • Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon
  • Type "Xfinity Support" in the to line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list
  • Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window
 • Press Enter to send your message

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Official Employee

 • 

2K Messages

2 years ago

@user_ltt8kj We completely understand, and we appreciate you being vigilant. We also have a dedicated team that specializes in possible phishing, spam, online fraud, or other online issues. If you would like to reach out to them, they can be contacted at (888)565-4329. Otherwise, if you do need our assistance further, please DM us with your information and we'll be happy to help in any way we can.

12 Messages

1 year ago

I encountered the same things.  At least 10 agents either on line or over phone... everyone is saying they will resolve it but nobody is actually doing anything ... They are all thieves.  

1 Message

1 year ago

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help, I was moving into a new apartment & I was informed that there are some low income free internet services out there so when I believe I was being helped by an agent that obtained my Social Security & Date of Birth, they made it seems like they had set me up for free internet & I found that they set me up for an “Xfinity” package with almost $130 monthly payments, with the address I provided & they put it under a different name. I have spoken with 3 agents/people already claiming I’d receive help & even that it would be cancelled & that is still up. What can I do about it, I don’t want that service & my information out there. 

5 Messages

@user_uvox4o​ 2 things I think it could be and possible solutions. But 1st Google Elliott Advocacy Xfinity to get the contact information for Xfinity execs to see if what happened was done by xfinity and you can go from there.

1) Sounds like your identity was stolen but they forgot to get your name. They sign you up for service so you don't suspect anything. Search for a service other than lifemock in my opinion. Many Credit Cards now have this service like maybe Discover. I think Experian too but they're so shady it's amazing how difficult it was to remove an address that was never mine. As of now a 1 month's service might be cheaper than what you're paying xfinity. All just an opinion. 

2) Could actually be Xfinity. 3 agents promising something is way too little. It takes about 10 months, 40+ hours, and countless agents for the same results. Still for internet services that's high for initial start up but sales will charge you with no deals. Xfinity owed us for overpaying and billed 2 accounts on the same line. The can't understand common sense. Recently a collections agency tried to collect. Keep your documents. Well I was ready but it was such a low amount, $50, they they didn't get the details so they can't collect or pass it on. I would love to continue but I was glad to inform them they bought a bad debt from xfinity. I've lived here 14 years and xfinity would rather run a high line, drop line, an underground line, and backfill rather than cut limbs off their lines. Do chats so you can screenshot them all because they'll tell you now that it's impossible to email transcripts. They just won't. Check if your state is a 1 way record state and and that will let you know whether or not you need to tell them they're being recorded as you converse information that never gets put in notes. Good luck, the price they pay many reps overseas could take months for it to affect their bottom line so they will spend all day with you. Working with a consumer advocate can really get things moving. All in my opinion. 

Conclusion) I'm sorry either way. Be mindful of who you give your information to or even answering yes on a phone to someone you don't know. There are so many scams it's hard to keep up with but recording approval scams still exist. In our area we have Xfi or ATT so either way it's a losing battle. I hope you get what you need. If you reach out to an exec then a reply will be from some lower level rep but they might be able to get something done. That advocacy is great because some companies the execs will directly respond though I'm somewhat letting the cat out the bag here. Again, good luck. I understand they stress either way. Also, use an email for services like these that will clutter up with nonsense and another for more personal and few to business only emails. If you want set up a 3rd for trash or checking sites for validity or to get coupons that when it gets bombarded you can mute, delete, or whatever but be careful of surprise emails, especially invoice style. Check the sender name but you can usually tell if it's BS. Just be weary of any site you'd use that email for and if you'd even want to give them your real name. Make it so deleting that email wouldn't affect you if you're wanting sone coupons and stuff but then 20 other companies email you with "deals" and once whatever info starts getting sold it goes to scammer places and best to cut and run. 

Retired Employee

 • 

300 Messages

@user_uvox4o We do have a website with information on how to reach our Customer Security Assurance team and steps to submit a claim outlined here.  If we could take that information and submit it for you, we would, but this is entirely a customer/non-customer submitting process.

forum icon

New to the Community?

Start Here