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banjobama · 01-11-2012, 03:38 PM

Even a phone call might be a scam. A few months ago in my area there was a big thing where people would get a call from Wells Fargo saying "your account has been compromised. Press 1 to unlock it." Then the person presses 1 and the scam program proceeds to collect information about the person (asking for SSN, account number, what-have-you). I got the call, and since I have 3 accounts with Wells Fargo it spooked me, but when I hung up on the recording and called the bank itself they said nothing was wrong. Then I looked online and saw many people had reported the same types of calls.

Basically if they send you an email about it, or they ask for your account number (it's the bank, they have it!), it's a scam.

01-11-2012, 03:38 PM	#17
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	Even a phone call might be a scam. A few months ago in my area there was a big thing where people would get a call from Wells Fargo saying "your account has been compromised. Press 1 to unlock it." Then the person presses 1 and the scam program proceeds to collect information about the person (asking for SSN, account number, what-have-you). I got the call, and since I have 3 accounts with Wells Fargo it spooked me, but when I hung up on the recording and called the bank itself they said nothing was wrong. Then I looked online and saw many people had reported the same types of calls. Basically if they send you an email about it, or they ask for your account number (it's the bank, they have it!), it's a scam. Last edited by banjobama; 01-11-2012 at 03:41 PM.