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New spear-phishing attack I hadn’t heard of before
I just got a text message on my cell phone. The message said
FRM: CHASE
Chase anual (sic) maintenance.
Please call 877-257-1139
The message itself was from phone number 1010100001
If you dial the 877 number, you'll hear a lovely American recorded voice asking for your Debit card number and PIN.
Obviously, it's fake. But what a clever way to grab debit card numbers. Frank Abagnale, the famous author of Catch Me If You Can, says he never uses Debit cards because they are the same as cash – and in fact don't fail until you run out of cash. Word to the wise.
Categories: Identity Theft
credit card fraud, identity theft
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got one too
ditto – glad that you posted, as i googled the # and found your message.
Curious, what cell phone carrier do you use? Verizon?
I got the call on my ATT Wireless number.
I haven’t heard of that one either. It did prompt me to spend a little time reviewing other phishing techniques these days. I found some good stuff at this site: http://www.justaskgemalto.com/en/search/node/phishing.