Victim Location 38382
Total money lost $350
Type of a scam Phishing
I received a call out of the blue from someone who claimed to be Direct TV. They said because i was a loyal customer they had a special offer, i would be upgraded to the highest level for an entire year, with all the premium channels, for only $350 up front and then my bill would be only $35 a month after the year was up. He even put those channels on my smart tv for proof. I’m not sure how but i gave him access and he put them on the TV and they worked temporarily. He then told me because it was a special offer i needed to deal only with him. He told me to go get a gift card for $350 and call him with the number on the back. He gave me a number to call. This deal sounded really good since my cable bill is over $150 a month, this was very appealing. I went and got the gift card and called the number he gave me but it did not go through. I waited and tried again but it did not work so i called Direct TV customer service and they told me this was a scam. The man keeps calling me and wanting the card number but i have hung up on him and told him that it was a scam. I reported this to the BBB.
Victim Location 73025
Type of a scam Other
They called about 2:00 today claiming to be Direct TV saying they were upgrading the satellite system in our area. It would take 5 or 6 minutes. For being a long time loyal customer Direct TV was crediting our bill $30.00 per month as a courtesy beginning in September 2020 and continuing as long as we remained with Direct TV. The cost of this upgrade was over $700. but loyal customers were required to pay only $199.00. The $199.00 would also be refunded in September. I told him I would call Direct TV to verify first. He told me that since my box had already been upgraded, I would lose service within 40-50 minutes. I told him if that happened I would change providers so that was not a problem.He gave me the following information which is surely a lie:
Mike Albert, Ext/ Employee number. CB125. His direct line 9703291866
Victim Location 75220
Type of a scam Online Purchase
This HD Telecommunications is calling on the behalf of Direct TV