We have had several reports of bank account 'smishing' fraud attempts.
Victim has received a text message that appears to be from their own bank, asking to verify a transaction by texting back yes or no.
The victim then receives a telephone call and is told they must move money to a safe account.
This is a scam!
If you do receive a text or call from a person claiming to be from your bank then please do not give any personal information.
Hang up, leave the line for a few minutes or use a different phone and always use the telephone number from the back of your card or bank statement.
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Ed: the term smishing was a new one to me so on looking it up I found it means:-
"the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers."
So now we all know!
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