Area Code 647 Visa Scam Telephone Calls

Lately there are people that have been receiving calls from unknown and different numbers that are warning them of fraudulent activity attempts on their credit card and the person tells them that they should give them their credit card number and the 3 digit code for them to prevent this from happening. The scammers want you to believe they are calling from your credit card company or bank and hence you trust them. These calls are not from your bank or credit card company but from scammers who want you to give them your card details so they can steal money from your account. It is a phishing scam.

Red flags

Firstly you may have never have used your card on any untrustworthy site and if so then you know something is wrong. Your bank may usually comtavt you through email or texts and not so often do they call. People that have received the calls and discover the scam before they give the scammer the details will get scolded or will be spoken to using harsh and hostile words for asking or telling the scammers to back off before the scammer disconnects the call and this is clearly not the customer services from your  bank. And the most surprising thing is that the scammers have been contacting a lot of people with the same claim.

Verdict

Your credit card company will not need you to send them your card details if they want to put a block on your card and for any suspicious activity on your card or a phishy withdrawal attempt from an online store will be responded to by email as much as i know. These are scammers. If you have been receiving these calls please leave the number which called so we can help others and also share your experience in the comments section.

Don’t get scammed.