FBI Warns Against Vishing

[HardOCP News]

The FBI is warning people against vishers, a new twist on an old crime. Vishers are like traditional phishers except they are taking advantage of VoIP, hence the term “vishing”.

Vishing is really just a new take on an old scam—phishing. You know the drill: you get an e-mail that claims to be from your bank or credit card company asking you to update your account information and passwords (perhaps, it says cleverly, because of fraudulent activity) by clicking on a link to what appears to be a legit website. Don’t do it, of course. It’s just a ruse, nothing more than an illegal identity theft collection system.

 

[Ockie]

Seems pretty simple to detect. If they start asking for your name or your account number, you can simply just ask them "if you need my number, then how did you get ahold of me"? or "if you called me, then why do you need me to confirm my identity?"

 

[Farva]

Seems pretty simple to detect. If they start asking for your name or your account number, you can simply just ask them "if you need my number, then how did you get ahold of me"? or "if you called me, then why do you need me to confirm my identity?"

Or better yet, tell them you are extremely busy at the moment and get their contact information