Scam Type
Phishing Scam
Business Name Used
Phishing Scam
Date Reported
October 11, 2024
Postal Code
20002
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
I was looking for insurance through “Homeowners Insurance Compare” (hereafter referred to as HIC), https://homeownersinsurancecompare.com/, and when I made it through the initial quote process (after which the website is supposed to provide quotes), I immediately received a phone call from this number. The person on the call tried to walk the line between pretending to be a representative of that company, but when they started asking for information that had been in the quote already, I started trying to dig into what their specific company was. Eventually they just stopped responding. To the best of my knowledge, I did not give out any particularly sensitive information, providing only confirmations and not any further information than what they already had. But still. As best as I can tell, they were absolutely not a legitimate business and yet were able to immediately get information on me from the comparison website listed earlier. I can’t know on this side of the interaction whether this is the result of HIC sharing the information to anyone who will take it, or if it is the result of a security issue on their end, but regardless the company that contacted me by phone sure appears to be a scam.
