Anatomy of a Text Scam

Spoofed text scams now circulate almost constantly. A sample is shown here. The fraudster wants you to become alarmed and click on the supplied blue link.  Once you do so, you will be transferred to a page which will request personal information such as your Social Security Number, your online banking credentials or the last 8 numbers on your debit card.  If you receive a similar text, delete it immediately.  If you accidentally responded to such a text and provided personal financial information, please contact our Fraud Department at 325-677-2274 as soon as possible. This is one of those situations where time = money.

Insider Tips –

1. Always pay attention to the phone number at the top of the text. +1 (929) 604-2500 is not the credit union’s number.
2. Take a look at the sender’s name which is shown in blue – in this case it is cliocustomupholstery.