TELKOM Customer Reward?

[HAL 9000]

I received an email from '[email protected]' on 28 July with the following subject line & body text:

Subject: Dear 'SUBSCRIBER NAME', congratulations! You’ve been selected for a Telkom customer reward valued at R1 149!



Dear 'SUBSCRIBER NAME',

We know all too well the frustration of losing internet connection through the constant load-shedding. So, we’ve come up with a solution. As a valued and loyal Telkom customer, we’re gifting you a FREE UPS (uninterrupted power supply) device valued at R1 149.

This UPS device will provide power to your modem and WiFi router for up to 5 Hours in the event of loss of power, allowing you to continue working, learning or just enjoying home entertainment.



Limited stock available. Click here to claim your UPS now and keep your Monate going this winter.

Best regards,
The Telkom Team


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Is this in fact a genuine unsolicited FREEBIE offer from Telkom, or is it or just yet another clickbait email by scamsters to glean personal details for nefarious purposes?

 

[WAslayer]

Appears to be legit, going to the Telkom website, but one thing is fishy to me:

It is strange, that they would ask loyal Telkom customers for information they should already have, through a publicly available link.. They can at least have loyal customers log on to the portal and indicate interest through there..

 

[HAL 9000]

Appears to be legit, going to the Telkom website, but one thing is fishy to me:

It is strange, that they would ask loyal Telkom customers for information they should already have, through a publicly available link.. They can at least have loyal customers log on to the portal and indicate interest through there..

My sentiments exactly - I would rather err on the side of caution for now - not bothering to go to a Telkom Store - wait for 3 hours in a queue - and only then find out if it's actually legit or not...!

As you said - they have all my details & I could accept their magnanimous offer through the MyTelkom portal if I wanted to avail myself of their freebie...

 

[Totempole]

If this were a scam, I'd probably fall for it since it's on the actual Telkom Website, and the email is very well laid out.

Honestly, I'm slightly tempted to fill in my info to see what happens.

 

[GIGZ]

I recently received this.

"Congrats! You've been selected by the Telkom Monate team for an exciting reward to thank you for your loyalty. Your unique code is ************. Click on the link www.telkommonate.co.za to select your reward, 2 weeks only to claim. Ts&Cs apply. View Ts and Cs at www.telkommonate.co.za/tc.php. Live the spirit of Monate this Summer."