Scam Type
Tech Support Scam
Business Name Used
Spectrum / imposter
Date Reported
Oct 18, 2022
Victim Postal Code
96825
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
I was on my morning walk and got a call. The person new my name and pretended to be from Spectrum.
He said work is being done in the area and we are going around and replacing people’s cable boxes and wanted to schedule a time to have a technician come. It all sounded legit and I said sure because I was thinking about getting my boxes replaced.
He asked about my account code which I said I didn’t know. Then he asked for the last four of my Social Security Number which I foolishly gave since it all sounded legit. He then said all you need to do is pay taxes. He told me he could see that I pay by bank and he also saw the last few numbers of a credit card number which was not recognizable to me (I assumed it was another card that I don’t use anymore).
I asked to just deduct from the bank. He said we need the credit card number. Luckily I was on my walk and did not have my wallet or I would have just gave it to him. He said ok, he’ll call back in a hour which he did. By then I was totally suspicious. The first number 808 290 2000 couldn’t be traced and when he called a second time with 808 376 1385, it turned out to be a number to an escort service when I checked later!
When he called a second time, I answered to just see if it was the same guy (it was) and I hung up. He tried to call again but I ignored it.
