Scam Text On Phone

Beware of Scam Texts

Reminder: JBT will NEVER contact you by text, email, telephone, or mail and ask for personal information such as account number, social security number, user name, password, last 8 digits of your debit card, security code, etc.
 

Scam texts that appear to come from banks and other financial institutions are on the rise. Above is an example of a recent scam text. Notice the number of “red flags”.

  1. FRM: address doesn’t come from JBT – a legitimate fraud alert will be identifiable as a Fraud Alert from your bank or financial institution
  2. MSG: @ is used in the word Bank – Fraud Alert texts will not misspell or alter the name of the financial institution or use symbols instead of letters
  3. Hit: unknown link to click on to cancel – Fraud Alert texts will not include a link to cancel or a link that asks for personal financial information
Scam Text Example

Current Scam Text

Please be aware of a text similar to the one pictured. You will notice the red flag of the domain not matching our official website address.

 

If you get a text like this delete it. If you click on a link, respond or fall victim to a scam, please contact our Client Resource Center at 717-274-5180 (Option 1), or your local JBT branch.

 

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