This week we’ve found a large number of scams that you need to watch out for, including ones relating to Bank of America EDD, US Eagle Federal Credit Union, Walmart, and more. Would you have been able to spot all the scams?
Impersonating famous brands, scammers send out fake text messages and emails containing phishing links and try to entice you into opening them with various lies. These phishing links will often lead to fake login pages that will end up asking you for your personal information and/or login credentials. Below are some examples:
Bank of America (EDD) Scam
Bank of America is one of the scammers’ favorite companies to impersonate. As we’ve reported several times, they try to trick you into clicking on the attached phishing links, using Employment Development Department (EDD) prepaid cards as a lure — that is, they falsely claim that your debit account is blocked or suspended and prompt you to reactivate it:
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