Published April 29, 2024 at 8:45 pm / ©Photomontage: kk / Private & Pexels / Karolina Grabowska
“BAWAG” now also warns against fraudulent SMS messages.
“BAWAG” now also warns against fraudulent SMS messages.
It is not new for scammers to use so-called “SMS phishing” messages to lure their victims into a trap. Now an Austrian banking institute is also warning about fraudsters – via SMS.
from Philip Plattner
1 minute reading time(141 words)
Scammers try to lure their victims in many ways. Recently, texting has become more realistic. “If I were at the bank, I might have clicked,” one 5 Minutes reader recently said regarding such SMS scams. Now a 5 Minute reader contacted us and received a slightly different type of text message. This time it was actually from his home bank.
“Your safety is important to us”
The text message he and several other customers received was a warning. “Bawag will never ask for your e-banking login details via SMS or ask you to open links,” the letter said. “Do not click on links in SMS, and do not share login or card details. Your safety is important to us.”
