One thing we can all agree on is the fact that merely the thought of being scammed is scary. However, if there is perhaps one type of scam that, above all others, nobody wants to fall for, it’s a bank scam. If you were to fall victim to one, you could lose access to your bank account along with all the money linked to it.
Keep on reading to learn about three clever bank scams that have been circulating recently so you can avoid getting scammed.
NFCU Alert Scam
Although Navy Federal Credit Union is a credit union rather than a bank, we thought we’d include it in this post because this scam has been spreading like wildfire.
The NFCU text scam is a type of smishing (SMS phishing) scam. Scammers have been impersonating Navy Federal Credit Union and sending out text messages telling people that a large payment has been made from their account.
The messages are clever because they provide people with a link to cancel/resolve the payment issue, preempting the fact that they will be shocked to learn of it and have a strong desire to fix it.
However, if you were to click on the link, you wouldn’t be taken to the legitimate NFCU website, you would be taken to a copycat version of the real site designed to steal your login and personal information.
Known NFCU alert scam URLs:
- navydvfedcu[.]org
- navycu1fed[.]org
Bank of America Phishing Scam
Just like the NFCU alert scam, this Bank of America scam is also a smishing scam. We’ve detected it spreading across…
