Email via text claiming to be Citi fraud /wPrUPXS7Ul ” Yet again, we looked into the link and it, too, led to a scammer’s latest scam. If this was NOT you, Cancel immediately at. “Did you try sending $5,000.11 to Michael P from your Citi Checking Account? To confirm your transfer reply YES. In another tweet, a user included a screenshot of a message showing scammers pretending to be associated with Citibank. laura dern’s face in inland empire July 27, 2022 Not a text phishing scam using bofa… i have to laugh /IEBFY91Sqe To regain access visit and confirm your information.” We reviewed the link and found it to be dangerous, just like the one that claimed to come from Chase. That scammy text message read, “BofA: As of 07/27/22 your account has been placed on hold. In another example, a Twitter user described being targeted by scammers who were pretending to be associated with Bank of America. They will still all your banking information! /31fq9D3eNs My bank confirmed that this is a scam to get your information. I called my bank to verify that this was a legitimate text. The text message read, “Chase: Your debit card has been temporarily disabled in order to reinstate it, go over all of your personal info carefully.” The link in the message led to a phishing attempt It did not go to the bank’s official website,. One example of a bank alert text scam message claiming to be from Chase surfaced on Twitter in July 2022. In reality, though, scammers designed the website to try to convince you of their “legitimacy,” and into spilling your login details for online banking, personal information, and financial data. Such links can compromise your accounts and lead to fraudulent pages that scammers created to seem like official bank websites.įor example, the phishing links in these text messages might send you to a website that appears to be an official page for Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, or another banking institution. Instead, delete the texts from your phone. We strongly advise against clicking any links in these kinds of messages. These are often referred to as “bank alert text scams.” Such messages often claim there’s an issue with your account a problem with a previous purchase or a transfer of money that you need to stop by clicking a link. If you receive a suspicious text message that claims to come from a bank, it’s very likely part of a phishing scam, especially if you don’t do any business with that financial institution.
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