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Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 8:11 PM

Xfinity Assistant pushing scam equipment upgrade link

Hi,

I just had an internet outage today and while talking to the Xfinity Assistant about the outage it suggested that I upgrade my equipment and gave me a link to do so. That link, as it turns out, was a scam/phishing link that clearly has nothing to do with Xfinity. Here's the exact conversation text:
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Xfinity Assistant:

"""There are no outages in your area so I can help troubleshoot your internet connection.

I'll run a few checks on your internet as we troubleshoot. Are you ready to continue?"""

Me:
"""Yes, continue"""

Xfinity Assistant:
"""Can you please tell me the type of issue you're experiencing with your connection?"""

Me:
"""No internet connection"""

Xfinity Assistant:
"""I see you recently restarted your modem. Did this fix the issue?"""

Me:
"""Yes"""

Xfinity Assistant (THE SCAM MESSAGE):
"""I see you are eligible for an equipment update. Please visit http://xinifty.com/equipmentupdate to learn more and avoid any service issues."""
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What could be going on here that the actual assistant on your website is sending out fraudulent links with to offer equipment upgrade?

I've confirmed that the URL the chat is on is a verified xfinity url (https://www.xfinity.com/xfinityassistant). I logged in through a verified xfinity URL. This does not seem normal and seems to me like some sort of breach of your AI assistant layer or something. I'm considering reporting this the to FTC or the FBI as a breach.

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Official Employee

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6 hours ago

Thanks for connecting with us here in our community about the bad link, @user_8n3psm. We can see how frustrating that can be. Do you have a screenshot of your conversation with our chat? We'd like to look into this more. The link you shared doesn't have Xfinity spelled correctly. That's one of the biggest clues it's a scam. I can promise you we don't send scam links to our customers. We're sorry you had a bad experience.

Visitor

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Hi, yes I've included the screenshot with the url in the top of the image

Official Employee

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@user_8n3psm Thank you for sharing. That is strange. I'd like to get this looked into. Would you be okay with sending me a Direct Message with your full name and service address? After, I'll send over a verification code to securely access your account to get more information on this. I look forward to hearing from you.

 

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@user_8n3psm Actually, that works perfectly. They are the experts with all the spam issues. We appreciate you doing that.

 

How is your service doing? Is it working as it should be now?

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