Scam Alert

Jennifer Doyle
Good morning. One of our dispatchers sent this latest text scam he received yesterday (March 25). I copied and pasted his email.</p><br /><br /> <p>"I received this text on my personal phone today. When you call the number (not from my personal phone) it states that your "Bank" has recently done a software upgrade and you need to reactivate your debit card. It then prompts you to enter your debit card number, expiration date, and security code on the back. I entered dummy numbers to see how far the prompts would take me. Once you've entered all the information it states your card is now active and may be used. When you try to call the number back it states "The person you've called is not available please try your call again later." And it then disconnects. I then tried it from a different number and it started with the original prompt again. The text was sent from 508-498-0754. When you call the number it says its disconnected."
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Here is another identity theft type scam. The information below was obtained from the Leominster Police Department.
Good morning. One of our dispatchers sent this latest text scam he received yesterday (March 25). I copied and pasted his email.”I received this text on my personal phone today. When you call the number (not from my personal phone) it states that your “Bank” has recently done a software upgrade and you need to reactivate your debit card. It then prompts you to enter your debit card number, expiration date, and security code on the back. I entered dummy numbers to see how far the prompts would take me. Once you’ve entered all the information it states your card is now active and may be used. When you try to call the number back it states “The person you’ve called is not available please try your call again later.” And it then disconnects. I then tried it from a different number and it started with the original prompt again. The text was sent from 508-498-0754. When you call the number it says it’s disconnected.”
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