Yess... I feel like such a moron. The guys said he was calling from Bell/Solo. They were selling this great package with a free phone. I told them I was waiting to purchase the iphone from Telus... they then put me through to a "manager" and he stated that if I was to switch providers, he would give me the iphone for free.
I got excited... so stupid.
I proceeded to give my address, dob, and.. for the credit check, my SIN.
He told me his authorization manager would be calling me back and I was to say "YES" to everything and then hung up on me.
All of a sudden.. sick feeling.. SCAM.
They did call back.. both times the number was 331.. I didn't even look the first time.
The guy continued to confirm so I started grilling him on the iphone, Bell's release date and of course, the data plan that I would need to use the phone that they didn't even mention.
He laughed and told me to stay with Telus and hungup.
This morning I called phonebusters 1-(888)-495-8501 (or website: www.phonebusters.com) and reported the incident. I also had to call Equafax and Trans Union to have a note placed on my credit file to report and suspicious inquires or actions.
Honestly, I rarely get calls from any company.. so I wasn't even thinking. They caught me off guard.. and if it's happened to you, make sure you contact the above mentioned phone number and email and report them.
Yess... I feel like such a moron. The guys said he was calling from Bell/Solo. They were selling this great package with a free phone. I told them I was waiting to purchase the iphone from Telus... they then put me through to a "manager" and he stated that if I was to switch providers, he would give me the iphone for free.
I got excited... so stupid.
I proceeded to give my address, dob, and.. for the credit check, my SIN.
He told me his authorization manager would be calling me back and I was to say "YES" to everything and then hung up on me.
All of a sudden.. sick feeling.. SCAM.
They did call back.. both times the number was 331.. I didn't even look the first time.
The guy continued to confirm so I started grilling him on the iphone, Bell's release date and of course, the data plan that I would need to use the phone that they didn't even mention.
He laughed and told me to stay with Telus and hungup.
This morning I called phonebusters 1-(888)-495-8501 (or website: www.phonebusters.com) and reported the incident. I also had to call Equafax and Trans Union to have a note placed on my credit file to report and suspicious inquires or actions.
Honestly, I rarely get calls from any company.. so I wasn't even thinking. They caught me off guard.. and if it's happened to you, make sure you contact the above mentioned phone number and email and report them.
I've done the same thing as Chauncey. I have received two calls from these fraudsters and I have just reported the phone number to phonebusters/RCMP.
Again, it's either this number or 331. Do not give out any personal information to these people. Bell does not use outsourced agents to contact customers in regards to promotions and these callers were definitely from the Philippines or India.
I have received two calls from this phone number. The caller claimed to be from Bell offering me a free cell phone. I told them I didn't need a new phone and hung up and instantly called Bell. I was told by Bell there was nothing they were going to do and nothing could be put on file anywhere to warn Bell users about this scam. That in its self is a crime when the mobile provider will not help protect their own customers. I usually ignore numbers I don't recognize but the first time I received the call I didn't look at the number when I answered. 100% of the time if you do not recognize the area code let it be a missed call as it is always going to be a scam. If the call is important enough they will leave a voicemail as scammers never leave voicemail.