Some scammers rely on the fear of their victim to scam them. Such is the case with this new fiber optic scam that can get expensive.
Scams have become commonplace. Whether it’s a heating scam, a bank scam or more recently a supermarket scam, scammers don’t back down from any ploy to steal money or personal information. This time, they are attacking another sector. According to the website Phonandroidcharlatans, pretending to be Orange employees, call you for you sell fake fiber optic subscriptions. An easy to spot scam? Not really. By 2030, ADSL will be abandoned to be replaced by fiber optics. It is on this point that the scammers play to lure their victim.
The technique consists of making the person on the phone believe that they must immediately subscribe to optical fiber at the risk of no longer having internet access. They thus sell fake subscriptions and pocket the money in the process. Of course, there is no urgency and the internet providers have foreseen this.
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The French will not be deprived of the internet
Contrary to what scammers want to believe, the French will not be deprived of optical fiber by 2030. Indeed, Orange has planned the gradual replacement of ADSL to fiber. In addition, in the event of outages, Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR will be notified within 2 to 36 months in the areas affected by the change from copper to fiber.
However, this change, which should affect the whole of France in less than 10 years, still seems to be a headache for operators, municipalities and users. Faced with this vagueness and confusion, the scammers have found a golden basket. Now warned of this new scam, Orange subscribers and those of other operators will be more suspicious and the crooks very quickly tired of being hung up on.