Banks & Credit Unions
Calls and texts pretending to be your bank's fraud department.
'Account Locked for Inactivity' Scam
A message warns your account will be locked or closed for inactivity unless you log in through a link to 'confirm' it — the link steals your credentials.
Read the guide →'Overdraft — Act Now' Panic Text
A text claims your account is overdrawn and links to 'resolve' it, using money panic to make you log in on a fake page.
Read the guide →Bank Impersonation Scams
Calls, texts, or emails pretending to be your bank's fraud department to get codes, logins, or transfers.
Read the guide →Card Declined / Reactivation Text
A text says your card was declined or deactivated and links to a page to 'reactivate' it, capturing your full card and login details.
Read the guide →Debit Card 'Chip Reissue — Confirm Details' Scam
A message says your card is being reissued with a new chip and asks you to 'confirm' your current card number, PIN, and details to activate it.
Read the guide →Fake 'New Device Login' Alert
A 'new device signed in — was this you?' alert links to a fake login page designed to steal your password and one-time code.
Read the guide →Fake Bank 'Secure Message' Email
An email says you have a 'secure message' from your bank and must log in to read it — the login page is fake and steals your credentials.
Read the guide →Mobile Check Deposit Fraud Recruitment
Someone offers you cash to deposit a check and send back most of the money, or to let them use your account — leaving you liable when the check bounces.
Read the guide →Spoofed Credit Union Member Alert
A text or call spoofs your credit union's fraud alert and walks you into 'verifying' a charge, harvesting card and login details.
Read the guide →Wire Recall / 'We'll Refund You' Account Drain
A caller claims to refund or recall money for you, then uses screen-sharing or 'correction' steps to move money out of your account.
Read the guide →Zelle 'Reverse the Fraud' Self-Transfer Scam
A fake bank 'fraud department' says someone is stealing from your account and walks you through 'reversing' it with Zelle — which actually sends your money to them.
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