Cable / Telecom News

Phone scam plagues Telus’ customers

VANCOUVER – Telus customers are the targets of a new phone scam that tries to trick them in to revealing personal information.In a statement late Wednesday, Telus said that it has received “a significant number of customer calls” in the past 24 hours complaining about the scam.  Customers all report picking up a phone call from a 905-395-XXXX number to hear a recorded message that says: “Hello, because you are a valued Telus customer you will receive 3,000 travel dollars. To accept press 1”. Customers who press 1 are then connected to a person misrepresenting themselves as working for Telus,...