We are continuing to see people falling foul of criminals that pretend to be from the bank and stating that a person’s bank account has been compromised.
Sometimes it follows a fake text message (the victim realises it is a scam and deletes the text).
However, a day later the victim receives a call and the criminals pretend to be from the bank and state that they are aware that the person has received a fake text message, and the bank account has now somehow become compromised.
The next stage is to get the victim to move their money into a ‘safe’ account – the victim is unaware, but this account is a criminal’s account.
If the victim says that the banking app is stating that the account is new and cannot be verified, the criminal (pretending to be the bank) will state that the account has only just been set up, but is safe. They will often tell the victim to phone the number on the back of their bank card to check – but they put in the proviso that the victim may lose all their money as they have to wait to be connected and go through the verification process with another member of the banking staff!
The pressure is on, the victim is worried about losing their money, and so they go ahead and transfer the money without phoning the bank, as they believe they are speaking with a trusted employee of the bank already…
It is a reminder that criminals do not care who they steal from, it is a business.
Warning!
- Criminals are phoning and pretending to be your bank.
- They tell you that your account has been compromised and that you need to move money to a safe account.
- A real bank will never do this.
- If you receive this type of call, put the phone down and do not engage in conversation.
- Wait 5 minutes before calling anyone else in case the line has been kept open.
- Phone the number on the back of your bank card if you ever need to confirm details with your bank.
We are continuing to see people falling foul of criminals that pretend to be from the bank and stating that a person’s bank account has been compromised.
Sometimes it follows a fake text message (the victim realises it is a scam and deletes the text).
However, a day later the victim receives a call and the criminals pretend to be from the bank and state that they are aware that the person has received a fake text message, and the bank account has now somehow become compromised.
The next stage is to get the victim to move their money into a ‘safe’ account – the victim is unaware, but this account is a criminal’s account.
If the victim says that the banking app is stating that the account is new and cannot be verified, the criminal (pretending to be the bank) will state that the account has only just been set up, but is safe. They will often tell the victim to phone the number on the back of their bank card to check – but they put in the proviso that the victim may lose all their money as they have to wait to be connected and go through the verification process with another member of the banking staff!
The pressure is on, the victim is worried about losing their money, and so they go ahead and transfer the money without phoning the bank, as they believe they are speaking with a trusted employee of the bank already…
It is a reminder that criminals do not care who they steal from, it is a business.
Warning!
- Criminals are phoning and pretending to be your bank.
- They tell you that your account has been compromised and that you need to move money to a safe account.
- A real bank will never do this.
- If you receive this type of call, put the phone down and do not engage in conversation.
- Wait 5 minutes before calling anyone else in case the line has been kept open.
- Phone the number on the back of your bank card if you ever need to confirm details with your bank.
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