It is not unusual for your bank to try to contact you. However, some of those emails and phone calls are simply scammers taking advantage of your trust in your bank to scam you. In general, you should be extremely sceptical of any unexpected messages.
Modus operandi
You receive a phone call claiming to be from your bank informing you of a problem with your account. This is typically used for security purposes, such as informing you when someone is unlawfully accessing your account or has stolen your identity.
Their response is to ask you to transfer all funds to a safe account’ while the problem is resolved. The problem is that no one is attempting to access your account, and you are sending money directly to the crooks. The funds are then moved swiftly to other accounts around the world.
Additionally, bank transfer scams might be the most common telephone, or vishing, scam, but they are far from the
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