Vishing is a fraud scheme via phone call, seeking to obtain your personal information.
Among the most common new schemes is spoofing, a technique used by hackers that consists of placing calls through a system and making them look like they come from an “official” phone number or that of another institution. Hackers pose as employees and ask for your personal and/or account information and may even threaten to freeze or close your accounts.
Remember that, will NEVER ask for:
- Your full Social Security number
- Your username and password
- Your Personal Identification Number (PIN)
- Validation codes or credentials
