Smishing Scam

littleme

250,000th poster!

• Sep 19, 2017

• #1

I recieved this text today (DO NOT CLICK LINK) from Natwest.

"We have identified some unusual activity on your Online Banking. Log In via the secure http://103.208.86.14/default.aspx to avoid account suspension."

The main problem being that I dont bank with Natwest! Internet search suggests it may be a Smishing Scam & to forward the text to 88355.

Anyone else had/heard of anything similar?

 

Lucy

Well-Known Forumite

• Sep 19, 2017

• #2

I got an HSBC one yesterday.

 

littleme

250,000th poster!

• Sep 19, 2017

• #3

Lucy said:

I got an HSBC one yesterday.

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Hmmm I hadn't he heard of this before...

 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.

• Sep 19, 2017

• #4

Happens all the time.

 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.

• Sep 19, 2017

• #5

I had quite a few about a year ago - strangely, there were none for anybody that I actually have an account with.

 

Cue

Well-Known Forumite

• Sep 20, 2017

• #6

Surely that can’t be too effective when there’s a large overlap between those who would fall for it and those that would think an IP address is scary?

I get a lot of “invoices” that are oddly in EXE format. Funny that.