Police are warning of a scam related to the Rogers outage last Friday that left millions of Canadians without access to internet, cell service and disrupted debit machines.
Scammers have started sending out text messages claiming to be the telecommunications giant offering compensation for the interrupted services.
WRPS is now warning those who receive the messages to be wary and to get informed.
The Anti-Fraud Centre said they are also aware of the phishing scam and gave some tips on what to do when you encounter one of these texts.
“These messages ask you to reply or click a link in order to receive a credit. This is a scam! Do not reply or click any links,” said the Anti-Fraud Centre.
If anyone receives a suspicious text or email, they recommend forwarding it to 7726 (SPAM) to be looked at by authorities. They also say to delete the message and block the number. If in doubt, contact the company directly by looking up their customer service information.
Rogers has also spoken on the phishing scam and told their customers in a tweet; that no one from the company would reach out to compensate any customers, this would happen proactively.
Rogers has not released how much compensation would be, but said it will be applied directly to the customer’s account.
