{"id":8374,"date":"2022-10-19T16:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=8374"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:13","slug":"red-flags-of-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=8374","title":{"rendered":"Red Flags of Phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-155620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8375\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-155620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-155620.jpg 665w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-155620-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEvery day, regular people like you lose their hard-earned money to online phishing scams.<\/p>\n<p>Phishing is a type of online scam where criminals make fraudulent emails, phone calls, and texts that appear to come from a legitimate bank. The communication is designed to trick you into entering confidential information (like account numbers, passwords, PINs, or birthdays) into a fake website by clicking on a link, or to tell it to someone imitating your bank on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t fall for fake. Use these tips from the\u00a0<a title=\"American Bankers Association\" href=\"https:\/\/click.clients.fib.com\/?qs=9f6689c95ec7fcbabe8cbe5762713f16c4e83220c39c26a4578259d5f778b5d4f82574f6cfda3a6c186afe3eda6453b6376c12fc49b6da71\" data-linkto=\"https:\/\/\">American Bankers Association<\/a>\u00a0to learn how to spot shady texts, emails, and phone calls by knowing the things your bank would never ask.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Slow down\u2014think before you act.<\/b>\u00a0Acting too quickly when you receive phishing email, text messages, or phone calls can result in unintentionally giving scammers access to your bank account \u2014 and your money. Scammers want you to feel confused and rushed, which is always a red flag. Banks will never threaten you into responding or use high-pressure tactics.<\/li>\n<li><b>Never share personal information.<\/b>\u00a0Your bank will never ask for your PIN, password, SSN, or one-time login code in a text, email, or phone call. If you receive a message asking for personal information, it\u2019s a scam.<\/li>\n<li><b>Avoid clicking suspicious links.<\/b>\u00a0If an email pressures you to click a link \u2014 whether it\u2019s to verify your login credentials or make a payment, you can be sure it\u2019s a scam. Banks never ask you to do that.<\/li>\n<li><b>Watch for attachments and typos.<\/b>\u00a0Your bank will never send attachments like a PDF in an unexpected email or text. Misspellings and poor grammar are also warning signs of a phishing scam.<\/li>\n<li><b>Be skeptical.<\/b>\u00a0In the same way defensive driving prevents car accidents, always treating incoming email as a potential risk will protect you from scams. Fraudulent emails can appear very convincing, using official language and logos, and even similar URLs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hang up\u2014even if it sounds legit.\u00a0<\/b>Whether it\u2019s a scammer impersonating your bank or a real call, stay safe by ending unexpected calls and dialing the number on the back of your bank card instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-160059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8376\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-160059.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-160059.jpg 566w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-19-160059-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLearn more at <a title=\"BanksNeverAskThat.com\" href=\"https:\/\/click.clients.fib.com\/?qs=9f6689c95ec7fcba4f40ee0734e8ced821a83107fdea1b13081df79f5ed1ed3ac0f911bd0347acd60ae66dd156abd3bcfdea34ee1d7b2cbd\" data-linkto=\"http:\/\/\">BanksNeverAskThat.com<\/a>, follow #BanksNeverAskThat on social media for quick tips, or check this in-depth\u00a0<a title=\"guide on how to spot phishing\" href=\"https:\/\/click.clients.fib.com\/?qs=9f6689c95ec7fcba988bd662eaf75ea297de78110cc3ae01743be19309aac92cf18424dbe228bf9cee9a138d3ced87897042ca142fa5a075\" data-linkto=\"https:\/\/\">guide on how to spot phishing<\/a>\u00a0and what to do if you fall prey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day, regular people like you lose their hard-earned money to online phishing scams. Phishing is a type of online scam where criminals make fraudulent emails, phone calls, and texts that appear to come from a legitimate bank. The communication is designed to trick you into entering confidential information (like account numbers, passwords, PINs, or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-campfire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8377,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8374\/revisions\/8377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}