Comments on: How Can I Avoid Vishing Scams? http://www.security-faqs.com/how-can-i-avoid-vishing-scams.html Security FAQs - answers to common questions about antivirus and other infosec issues. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee http://www.security-faqs.com/how-can-i-avoid-vishing-scams.html/comment-page-#comment-1701 Lee Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:55:22 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=10103#comment-1701 I don't know where you're from John but here in the UK I've never heard of a bank phoning for that reason, though they certainly do pass such information on via the postal system. I don’t know where you’re from John but here in the UK I’ve never heard of a bank phoning for that reason, though they certainly do pass such information on via the postal system.

]]> By: John L http://www.security-faqs.com/how-can-i-avoid-vishing-scams.html/comment-page-1#comment-1700 John L Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:09:14 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=10103#comment-1700 Actually, banks do call when they see a suspicious transaction on your card. The safest thing to do is to ask what bank it is, and assuming it's a bank with whom you do business, call them back at the number printed on your credit card. Also, the last six digits always vary from card to card because the last digit is a check digit, but the first digits identify the bank and the first six can indeed be the same for all cards issued by a small bank. Actually, banks do call when they see a suspicious transaction on your card. The safest thing to do is to ask what bank it is, and assuming it’s a bank with whom you do business, call them back at the number printed on your credit card.

Also, the last six digits always vary from card to card because the last digit is a check digit, but the first digits identify the bank and the first six can indeed be the same for all cards issued by a small bank.

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