I got a call from a number +1 647-841-2614.
They told me there is a Roger's promotion going on. And they would offer me an iPhone 14 pro max 256gb + 30 gb data per month for $50. This is on 24 months contract. Somehow, I believed it to be a scam, but I played a long and accepted the offer, giving them the details of the iPhone I wanted. They took my email id.
After a day I got an SMS that my pwd has been changed. They managed to get I to my fido account and change the password. I still don't know how weak my pwd should have been for them to hack in so easily.
I opened the mobile app, it was logged in already, but I could see that my pwd had changed. So I immediately started chat with virtual agent (AskJack) and I informed them. They said that an order has been placed recently. They suggested that I immediately change the pwd, which I did.
I was interested in the phone, but still could not figure out what the whole idea behind the scam was.
Next, after some time, I started another chat with AskJack, and tried to get more details. And also updated my shipping address. And when I AskJack about tracking my order, they confirm the order, but not yet shipped (expected). So if and when the order is fulfilled, I will receive the phone on my new address. Now that I have changed my pwd and shipping address, if the initial call was a scam, they will not know about it, or know where the phone will be delivered. For all they know, I could have cancelled the order.
Now, my question is, what's the idea behind this? Am I right to assume this was a scam? Will I receive a malware/spyware free phone from Fido? How do the scammers benefit from this?
The worst case scenario for me, as far as I can see, is that my monthly bills will be waaay more than the calls initially offered. I don't mind the monthly payments, because I was planning on upgrading my phone with Fido anyway.
