Phishing Scheme Spread to 3 More States

Financial institutions in Georgia, Iowa and Indiana report being hit by the automated phone phishing attacks that have been striking institutions across the U.S. since early last fall. These latest attacks represent only some of the various fraud scams that increased more than 600 percent last year, according to the Anti Phishing Working Group’s report. In Chickamauga, GA, a phishing scam targeted random residents on the day after Christmas. Calls made by an overseas scam artist told some Bank of Chickamauga customers that “Your debit card has been restricted” and directed them to call a 1-888 number to lift the restrictions on their card. To read the full Bank Info Security article, click here.