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Banks warn of scam calls
Published Saturday, November 7, 2009
NATCHEZ — Local banks are warning their customers to be on the lookout for automated scam calls.
“We have received an abnormally large number of calls from our customers who have been targeted in what we call a pretext calling scam,” said Adrian Sandel, senior vice president of retail delivery at United Mississippi Bank. “They are receiving calls from an automated calling system with an automated voice telling them their debit or credit card may have been compromised.”
The call then asks the victim to input card or account information into an automated system, something Sandel said a bank would never do.
The calls don’t appear to be isolated to customers of a single bank or credit card company, and Sandel said the unusual thing about these scammers is that they are calling people on cell phones as well as traditional land lines.
Someone who receives such a call should not provide the information it requests.
“We, nor any other bank or credit card company, would never call customers and ask for credit card or personal information,” Sandel said.
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Posted by loventz84 (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 8:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was with 2 of my friends who are sisters yesterday and they both got a call from these people at the exact same time. They knew better and just hung up but it was weird how they got the exact same call at the same time.
Posted by skippydammit (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
got call last night = advised me to "press one"
did so....
and then.....
gave them a FAKE 16 digit phone #
they accepted
gave them a FAKE user name
they accepted
gave them a FAKE pin #
they accepted
then was informed that my
"account is now operating properly
and no further action is required"
LMAO !
had nothing better to do at the time
and hoped it might HOSE UP their
operation for a moment when they
try to enter the data to a FAKE account....:)
Game, set, match CONSUMER !
Geaux Team !
p.s.
IF anyone gets this call,
be sure to get the 800# they give out.
I was laughing too hard to so so.
Sorry
Posted by mseyes47 (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I received the call around 3 pm yesterday. I pushed the wrong number on my CELL so it just ended the call. I called the bank and was very glad I had made that mistake lol.
Posted by bayougranny (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Skippy I hope your fictitious was not a reality for someone else. I think I would just hang up.
Posted by teacher (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Got a call yesterday on my cell phone. Knew it was a scam right away, this has happened for real, but my bank sent me a letter and new card. I just listening long enough to hear what they had to say about my credit/debit then I hung up. I knew the next thing would be put in some personal information, so I just hung up.
Posted by Cursechez (anonymous) on November 7, 2009 at 2:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Smaller the brainpool, more abundant the scams.
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on November 8, 2009 at 9:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I get emails telling me something is wrong with my online banking at Bank of America, then asks for my info. Thing is, I don't have an account at Bank of America.
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 9, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Whether it be a phone call or email, simply hang up and DON'T reply! Set your spam filters on your email to at least do the best you can to not get that crap. I know I've had to since the Nigerian email scams and the "I have cancer send money scams" have picked up considerably. I can't count the number of emails I have been receiving with these scams. Your banking or internet service will NEVER ask you to verify information this way, unless YOU contact them. They won't contact you for this particular stuff. With unemployment at an all time high and the holiday season upon us, you can bet, people are coming up with all kinds of ways to separate you from your hard earned money. Be careful folks!
Posted by 3on23 (anonymous) on November 9, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I got one on Friday night on my cell phone about 7:30. I would love to know how they are getting my cell number since I keep up my registration on the "do not call list".
Posted by fonkeytowngirl (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
3 on 23. I can almost bet they are just dialing numbers. I don't usually answer any personal questions like this from callers and I just hang up. The bank already has your info so why would they call you for it? It's sad that people don't have anything better to do but to figure out a way to scam other hardworking people. And skippy I thought what you did was so funny. I would have never thought to do this myself but i'm glad you did. Give them something to work hard on. I bet they thought they nailed another person's info when actually they didn't!!! Too funny!!
Posted by skippydammit (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey kids !
Here are a couple of "fun and games" sites
to get interested parties
involved in the "sport" of
SCAM BAITING.
www.419eater.com
www.ebolamonkeyman.com
NOT for the "faint of heart" but
HILARIOUS to read about !
Scam baiting allows YOU to
have fun at the scammer's
expense.
Enjoy and be careful out there !
Laughing SO hard at "Ebola Monkeyman"
that coffee is spurting out of my nose !
:)
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