According to the Chicopee, MA, police department, a person in neighboring Holyoke complained that they had received a call from someone identifying himself as “Louis M” and offering a great deal on Comcast cable service.
First problem with this offer: Comcast doesn’t serve this particular area. So even if Louis could offer someone a great deal, it would be for someone in another town.
Then things get even stranger. To get this good deal, the person only needs to bring $400 — on a prepaid debit card, of course — to the address provided by Louis. A quick check of that location shows that it’s not a Comcast office, or even a home, but a random Hess Express location.
The police say they tried calling the number, but the man who answered hung up on them.
While the Chicopee incident is definitely a ruse to trick you out of your money, it’s not unheard of for people with an inside hookup at a cable company to illegally sell discounted pay-TV access on their own.
Back in 2012, police busted a ring of scammers who had cheated Comcast out of more than $2 million by illegally giving pay-TV service to nearly 6,000 customers. Those people paid upwards of $200 each to have someone inside a Comcast office (in my hometown, no less) put permanent discounts on their accounts.
by Chris Morran via Consumerist
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