Just got a call from this number saying they were F&M bank and my account had been accessed by a 3rd party and I needed to reactivate. Hung up because this is the 2nd call today, but from a different number. I do not have an account with them.
If your Caller ID is showing this number 269-216-7244 with an automated message asking for your ATM information to reactivate an account. This call is NOT associated with that phone number. That number is being shown on the caller ID illegially in a phone SCAM and the call is not coming from that number. This call is Definitely FRAUDULENT and the caller does NOT have permission to display this number as the caller ID number.
Number 269 216 7244 has been used in a Fraudulent Caller ID Spoofing SCAM
Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to display a number on the recipient's caller ID display which is not that of the actual originating station; the term is commonly used to describe situations in which the motivation is considered nefarious by the speaker. Just as e-mail spoofing can make it appear that a message came from any e-mail address the sender chooses, caller ID spoofing can make a call appear to have come from any phone number the caller wishes. Because of the high trust people have tended to have in the caller ID system, spoofing can call the system's value into question.
Someone is still using number 269 216 7244 in a fraudulent ID Spoofing scam, the caller does NOT have PERMISSION to use this number with their calls!
Caller ID Spoofing" allows callers to change the name and use anyones number to come up on the display when they call someone.
It used to take sophisticated technology and expertise to "spoof" a number, but commercial spoofing services have brought the trick to the masses. Now, for as little money, customers can dial into a spoofing service that gives them the ability to change the number they appear to be calling from.
Spoofing services even offer you the ability to disguise your voice. A man can choose to sound like a woman, and vice versa.YOU CANNOT TRUST YOUR CALLER ID
If your Caller ID is showing this number 269-216-7244 with an automated message asking for your ATM information to reactivate an account. This call is NOT associated with that phone number. That number is being shown on the caller ID illegially in a phone SCAM and the call is not coming from that number. This call is Definitely Fraudulent and the caller does not have permission to display this number as the caller ID number. No one knows who the true caller is they are using that number illegially in the caller ID. IT must be out of the country because the calls seem to happen late at night.