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I thought my bank's new 'fraud alert' text was a total scam until it stopped a $1,200 charge in Chicago last month.
The message looked so fake with a weird link, but I called the number on my card and the rep confirmed they were trying to reach me about a suspicious gas station purchase 800 miles away, so has anyone else gotten a legit alert that seemed totally phishy at first?
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riley8604mo ago
Well, @harper395, but maybe folks are just too quick to blame the bank when they're the ones not paying attention to their own spending.
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harper3955mo ago
Yeah, that "looked so fake" part is so real. My friend almost ignored one about a weird Best Buy charge because it came from a weird short code. She only called because the amount was huge, and it turned out her card info got swiped at a gas pump.
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fisher.reese5mo ago
Scary how the real ones look fake now. My bank sent a fraud alert from a regular ten digit number that looked like a spam call. Almost deleted it but the store was one I never go to. Makes you realize the scammers have ruined our trust in every text, even the real warnings.
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