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Scammers calling MRU phone numbers pretending to be Visa – 01/20/2023

 

 

It has been a busy few weeks for the IT Security Team. The campus has been targeted by various attackers, keeping all of us on our toes. In the latest run of attacks we have seen scammers move away from email and switch to an old fashioned phone call.

In this attack, they call pretending to be from Visa. They explain there is an issue with your account and then ask you to give them information about  your credit card to verify your identity.  No organization will call you and then ask you to verify your identity.

If you ever receive a phone call from your bank or from your credit card company and you are unsure if it is them, politely tell them you will call them back. Hang up and contact them using a phone number that you know is legitimate. When you make this call they will of course ask you questions to verify your identity. This is to be expected because YOU have called THEM.

Stay alert and stay safe. It is getting nasty out there.

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