Members of many different credit unions, including Credit Union of Georgia, and several banks have been receiving a text message asking them to call a phone number to reactivate their Visa debit card. Cisco also sites that this increase is related to the criminals’ hopes that consumers who are savvy enough not to fall for email scams, will still be susceptible to falling for newer text messaging scams.Ĭisco’s research indicates that smaller financial institutions have most recently been the focus of many text messaging scams “likely because consumers tend to have higher levels of trust and familiarity with local banks and credit unions”. Significant Increase in Text Messaging ScamsIt has been reported that internet criminals are increasingly operating like successful businesses, borrowing the best strategies from legitimate companies and collaborating in partnerships with each other to make a profit from illegal activities.Cisco’s 2009 Midyear Security Report sites a significant increase in text messaging scams, which is now being called “the new frontier for fraud, irresistible to criminals”. If you feel you may have already fallen victim to this or another scam, please contact us immediately at 67 so that we can assist you in protecting your good name. Instead, take action by deleting the text message immediately. It is of the utmost importance that should you receive one of these text messages, you do not supply any of your personal or account information. Though these texts appear to be being sent from the Credit Union’s website, they are actually being sent by a malicious third party that is in no way associated with Credit Union of Georgia. In some cases, members are also asked to provide their Social Security Number. To reactivate their card, members are instructed to call in to 1-86, an automated system that asks members to provide their Account Number, PIN, and CVV Security Code for their Credit Union of Georgia Visa Credit and Debit Cards. Credit Union of Georgia has recently been notified by its members that Phishing Texts are fraudulently being sent out stating that their Credit/Debit Card has been deactivated.
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