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This article is from Trend Micro.
One thing we can all agree on is the fact that merely the thought of being scammed is scary. However, if there is perhaps one type of scam that, above all others, nobody wants to fall for, it’s a bank scam. If you were to fall victim to one, you could lose access to your bank account along with all the money linked to it.
Keep on reading to learn about three clever bank scams that have been circulating recently so you can avoid getting scammed.
Although Navy Federal Credit Union is a credit union rather than a bank, we thought we’d include it in this post because this scam has been spreading like wildfire.
The NFCU text scam is a type of smishing (SMS phishing) scam. Scammers have been impersonating Navy Federal Credit Union and sending out text messages telling people that a large payment has been made from their account.
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The messages are clever because they provide people with a link to cancel/resolve the payment issue, preempting the fact that they will be shocked to learn of it and have a strong desire to fix it.
However, if you were to click on the link, you wouldn’t be taken to the legitimate NFCU website, you would be taken to a copycat version of the real site designed to steal your login and personal information.
Known NFCU alert scam URLs:
Just like the NFCU alert scam, this Bank of America scam is also a smishing scam. We’ve detected it spreading across a lot of the US, with most activity in California, Florida, and Texas.
In their malicious text messages, the scammers try to scare potential victims with various fictional issues. Below are two examples of the messages.
As you can see, there are fields for all kinds of personal information including card number, its expiration date and CVV code, and even Social Security number! Armed with this information, scammers could steal all your money and commit any number of other crimes!
Known Bank of America phishing scam URLs:
Although its goal is the same as the other two scams mentioned in this post, this M&T Bank phishing scam has been spreading via email.
Claiming there have been “suspicious transactions”, the scammers try to get potential victims to click on the green “View account activity” button. Of course, as you no doubt will be able to guess, when clicked on, the button leads to a malicious page designed to steal personal information.
If you’ve received this email, don’t interact with it in any way. Just delete it.
Known M&T Bank phishing scam URLs:
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