HALIFAX scam text messages
Have you received a text message that seems.to be coming from Halifax Bank and you believe they are a scam because maybe you don’t even have an account at Halifax or you know the scam just looks phishy? You are not the only one. There are thousands of other people who have been receiving these text messages and have been asking if it is a scam text message.
There are two main scam texts that at a being reported and claim to be from Halifax and we are going to be taking about these. If you have any you have received please let us know and below are some of the scam texts.
HALIFAX ALERT: You have successfully paired a NEW DEVICE on 10/10 at 20:15PM. If this was NOT you, visit: verifymydevice.cc/halifax
HALIFAX : A payment was attempted from a new device. If this was not you, please cancel this payment instruction by visiting : access-my-payee.uk
About the scam
The text message attempts to steal your bank details by tricking you into attempting to login on their fake site which will.be insecure and reveals your details to them. Once you have attempted to login you may be told there was an error or that the login failed but they will have had already stolen the details and can use them to charge your account without your consent.
Verdict
A lot of these scam text messages have been received by a lot of people even those who don’t have account at Halifax. If you have received one like this be warmed that it is a scam and Halifax had denied having anything to do with these messages and claim they are from scammers and are also warning their users against them. Please let us know what you think about these texts and share the experience or scam text you have received claiming to be from Halifax to increase awareness.
Good luck
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