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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
In today's mail got what very much seems to me to be a fraudulent, phony-baloney notice from my local bank(a fraud) concerning my credit card pin number.
This has got to be a fraud scam to steal the money out of my account.
For one thing, it is highly unlikely, my bank, the largest local bank in the lakes regions would send a notice like this. It is an 8 1/2" x 11" very plain white with black lettered notice, folded in thirds, looks like the real deal, supposedly notifying me that my pin number has been changed, and shows the new pin number.
It also shows the 16-digit credit card number as xxxxxxxxxxxx4598, which is not my number ...... probably just a made up number ..... looking to steal.
Return address: 82 Wolfeboro Highway, Alton NH 03809; first class mail
Has anyone else received a similar mailed notice?
Why I put this in boating ..... because someone is "phishing" for dollars ..... ho-ho-ho ...... no, not really, should have put it in general ..... oh well?
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This is a classic case of "Phishing" (not fishing). Phishing is when a bad actor tries to get personal information from you by enticing you to provide it. This is completely rampant these days and everyone should be on guard against it. Some of the contemporary classics:
- A notice from a bank or credit card provider indicating that there is an issue with your account and you need to provide your personal information using the attached link.
- A notice from ebay or paypal indicating that your account will be shut down unless you refresh your information using the attached link.
There are also the myriad phone scams such as a call from the "IRS" indicating that you will be arrested unless you make an overdue payment now using your credit card. A person indicating that your son/daughter has been in an accident and you need to provide your credit card number to provide help.
Finally, viruses and malware are also extremely problematic. One of the worst is ransomware which will encrypt all the files on your computer and send a demand letter for payment to receive the keys.
Please make sure that your computers have proper security:
- Active Firewall
- Virus Protection
- Malware Protection
Don't ever provide personal information over the phone or based upon an email.
Jetskier
