864-721-6357 | Banking Alert Text Scam

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Never click links in spammy-looking text messages that claim to come from financial institutions/Banks

Scammers are sending scam texts like the one below from online.banking.activity.alerts asking potential victims to call 8647216357

From: online.banking.activity.alerts-001@e-services.com, (8647216357 Now ! 460#) Your Debit Card have been locked! Account-ID: 4193762857!

One of the favorite tactics of scammers is to impersonate a person or organization you know and trust. you will receive a text message from your bank that appears to be a fraud alert.

When you reply to the text, the scammer knows that this is an active number and there is a person to scam. Then there is a link in the message. Clicking on it can put your phone at risk.

Some of these messages tell you to call a phone number. If you do, the person on the other end will pretend to be a bank representative to help prevent fraudulent payments. They can then guide you through a complex money transfer system that can cost you thousands.