Got texted regarding a bank alert and that i should call that number and provide my account number. The funny thing is that i dont have an account with that bank.
Got a text message from this number: (360) 382-1791
Saying that it was from a local bank, and to call... IT IS A SCAM!!!
They are trying to get your credit card number!!! (IT IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY REAL BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS!!!)
First of all, I have NEVER given this number out to any banking institutions. And, secondly, that bank said that ANY texted messages asking for a credit card number IS NOT FROM THEM!!!
Company bogus-Txt msg said it was from a bank and the website is a recreational facility in the eastern united states. Next call from them was listed and "unavailable"
I received this same text message, and here is the response I got from the bank:
Fraudulent Phone and Text Scam
Alert posted by the Hawaii Bankers Association
The Hawaii Bankers Association recently provided a timely alert, warning all Hawaii banking customers of a telephone scam. The scam calls or texts individuals and fraudulently advises that their bank account is being deactivated; then the computerized message asks for your account information.
If you have received one of these texts or phone calls, just hang up. If you did respond and gave out your personal FHB bank account information, please contact First Hawaiian Bank at 844-4444 from Oahu or 1-888-844-4444 from the neighbor islands, Guam/CNMI or the mainland, or contact your personal banker.
As a reminder, FHB does not ask for your account number or PIN information over the phone or through the internet. If someone emails or calls you claiming to represent FHB or any other bank and asks for this information, just hang up.