FRADULENT SMS ALERTS

Today I was live on air with Okey Onwugbonu

FRADULENT SMS ALERTS
It is common these days for you to get messages like the following, on your phone.

 "Dear customer,due to our framework redesign your ATM card has quite recently been de-actuated. For moment re-activation,please call client care on 08134008876". I got this from one of dem moreover. Wat gave dem away was the "Interswich" rather than interswitch that they used to send d sms. I knew sumtin wasn't right. I called and d fellow was askin my bank wen I have all my other ATMs connected with my same number. I just knew he was trick and dropped. Be careful ppl!''This was a message sent in by a concerned Nigeria.  We decided to talk about it on air today

With the introduction of mobile phones and online banking, using the automated teller machine. ATM, frausters have devised a means of extorting money from many bank customers. This was the subject we discussed on air this morning, on how not to fall prey to this kind of prank With numerous banks offering extortion alarms for credit and charge cards, it can be anything but difficult to succumb to fake variants. Look out for computerized telephone calls and instant messages that claim your card has been deactivated. It's truly an endeavor to motivate you to share keeping money data.
How the Scam Works:
You get an instant message or computerized telephone call asserting that your credit, charge or ATM card has been deactivated. Reactivating your card is simple. You simply need to call a client administration number and affirm some data. One ordinarily got message peruses: "Your ATM card has been put on hold. Call Customer Department now 1-205-XXX-XXXX."
You dial the number given, and you get an on hold message. The message to trains you to enter your 16 digit Mastercard number. Try not to do it. It's a trick! Share your card data, and you will open yourself up to losing all your life savings.
TIPS ON HOW TO OUTSMART THE FRAUDSTARS
These tips will help you spot and stop trick instant messages:
Get your bank or look at their site. Discover your bank's telephone number on the back of your credit/platinum card and call to affirm the status of your card. Try not to call the telephone number given in the instant message.

Overlook guidelines to content "STOP" or "NO" to avoid future writings. This is a typical ploy by con artists to affirm they have a genuine, dynamic telephone number.

Forward the writings to 7726 (SPAM on generally keypads). This will caution your cellphone transporter to piece future writings from those numbers.

Be acquainted with your bank's specialized techniques: Did you agree to instant messages cautions? Know about how your bank speaks with you, on the grounds that anything strange can be a trick