this number sent me a text message claiming to be royal bank and told me to sign into my online banking to check on a recent transaction. there was a link to what appeared to be the RBC sign in page. i did not put my private info there to check, but rather went through my computer. i saw nothing amiss and called the bank to find out what the problem was, only to find out that it's a scam.
thankfully i didn't log in through the link because my info would have been harvested. beware!
this number sent me a text message claiming to be royal bank and told me to sign into my online banking to check on a recent transaction. there was a link to what appeared to be the RBC sign in page. i did not put my private info there to check, but rather went through my computer. i saw nothing amiss and called the bank to find out what the problem was, only to find out that it's a scam.
thankfully i didn't log in through the link because my info would have been harvested. beware!
NEVER login from an email or text message claiming to be a bank or financial inst. they are scams 100% of the time! I work in software security and I will never login to a site unless you know the URL.
Like the user above. received this text and I'm not a customer of RBC. However I work in software security and knew it was a scam from the URL and the fact that every bank says in their terms of use and security policies that they would never make you login using an email or text message. Be careful and Please never open an email from a bank or financial institution. if you're unsure call them and ask! Even beware of phone calls to be from banks asking for personal info banks never ask for personal info unless you call them. If you ever receive a call or email from a bank asking for info I can tell you these are scams 100% of the time!