Question - Smishing

pjohnson · 20-07-2022 7:31pm #1

I wasn't stupid enough to click the link but just wondering whats the next step?

Do I ring bank to report scam or just ignore it?

brokenangel · 20-07-2022 7:38pm

Sorry so you got a text from a bank but you haven’t clicked it?

If you haven’t clicked anything just ignore, or take a pic off phone and stick on their twitter/Facebook but they are probably aware already

pjohnson · 20-07-2022 7:40pm

Well I know its not actually the bank so thats why I didn't click it.

Its pretending to be from the bank.

L1011 · 20-07-2022 7:41pm

Delete it. Bank can't do anything about it, and if you've not clicked it you've not given anything away.

I get them for the three main Irish banks. I don't use any of them!

pjohnson · 20-07-2022 7:43pm

How do they get the mobile number anyway?

L1011 · 20-07-2022 7:45pm

Generate them. Very standard format and a huge % of them are valid.

brokenangel · 20-07-2022 7:48pm

A lot of people when signing up clicked to have number on directory

If not loads of websites have been hacked with numbers, DPD etc, plus the HSE probably lost the majority of irelands numbers when they got hacked

The hackers just fire then out, it’s pure random and just hope someone is stupid enough to click on them

pjohnson · 20-07-2022 7:57pm

Cool.

I'll just delete so and forget it.

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