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I RECEIVED A TEXT FOR SPECTRUM INTERNET 5 YEAR PLAN. WHICH WENT LIKE THIS, YOU PAY $ 840.00 UP FRONT , THEN YOU DON'T PAY ANYTHING FOR TWO YEARS. AFTER THAT YOU PAY $ 35.00 A MONTH FOR THREE YEARS. I HAD TO USE TARGET GIFT CARDS. EACH TIME THAT I TRIED AND IT DID NOT , HE WOULD ADD $ 100.00 TO THE TOTAL FOR THE REFUND. EACH TIME THAT I BOUGHT THE GIFT CARDS IT WAS FOR $ 840.00 . I WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT GO THRU. I DID IT ABOUT EIGHT TIMES AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT FINALLY WENT THRU, BUT TARGET WOULD NOT PAY. BUT THEY WOULD MAKE THE CHECK $ 7580. 00 . ALL I HAD TO DO WAS ANOTHER $1000.00 . I DID AND IT DID NOT GO THRU, SO HE ADDED ANOTHER $ 1000.00 TO THE REFUND CHECK WHICH MADE IT $ 8580,00 . THEN HE TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED THAT WAS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TARGET TO GET THE TRACKING NUMBER. THEN HE SAID THAT REFUSE TO PAY BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG TO EVERYTHING APPROVED. THEN HE SAID THAT I WOULD GET A REFUND FOR $ 10,000.00 IF I GET THREE MORE GIFT CARDS WITH $ 355.00 ON EACH, FOR A TOTAL OF $ 1420.00 MORE.

Dollars Lost

$8720

Targeted Person's Location

Brandon, FL, USA - 33511

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Stamford, CT - 06902

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

(844) 967-9533

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Utility

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Business name

SPECTRUM INTERNET / TARGET-imposter

Date Reported

January 6, 2026

Scam ID

1153293


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