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Woman loses life savings after falling for HSBC text scam
New York Post ^ | Dec. 14, 202

Posted on 12/16/2023 5:47:12 PM PST by george76

A woman has told how she lost her life savings after she fell for a sophisticated text scam.

When Suni Wan received a message from her bank HSBC saying that there was some fraudulent activity on her account she called them straight back.

The text did not seem unusual as it appeared in the same thread that her bank usually messaged her in.

The message told her that a new device had logged onto her account and if it wasn’t her to call back immediately.

The man on the other end of the phone said that an S8 had logged onto her account, which worried Suni as she had previously owned an S8, which is a Samsung phone.

Concerned that someone had got hold of her old phone and was using it to try and get into her bank account, Suni rattled off all the information the “bank” asked her, including her name, address and date of birth.

They also asked her to generate a one time pass code and read it out so they could fix the issue.

“Then he said there’s been some unusual activities and he put me on hold for quite a while..

Suni only grew suspicious when the man on the line started asking questions about her cryptocurrency account Coinspot.

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Suni rang HSBC immediately and asked them to freeze her account but the scammers had already taken $49,000.

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“The industry has seen an increase in fraudsters using ‘text spoofing’ to deliberately falsify the telephone number to appear as a genuine bank text message.”

“Scam text messages can even appear in the same message chain as real messages from the organisation, making them even harder to spot.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: bankscam; hsbc; hsbctextscam; scam; scammers; spoofing; text; textscam; textscammers; textspoofing
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To: ansel12

the year 202 - yes I heard crypto scams were pretty bad back then, in Rome and all.


41 posted on 12/16/2023 7:26:40 PM PST by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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To: Mears

In the late 60s early 70s, at my local state bank in Texas that literally had a grass airstrip in back for “fly in” banking... yes... If a foreign Chinaman came in, and was trying to cash a check on someone’s account... yes it would be noticed and given a bit of scrutiny.


42 posted on 12/16/2023 7:27:38 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)
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To: Dutch Boy

Oh yeah. They entice you will all kinds of free things, and women who desire you sight unseen & bio unknown. 🤣


43 posted on 12/16/2023 7:49:49 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: ansel12

202, wow, that’s REALLY old!


44 posted on 12/16/2023 7:59:25 PM PST by Rusty0604 (W looking for new conspiracy theories as all the old ones have come true)
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To: Fido969
Then bank and the government pushed electronic banking on us, without being able to make it secure. And when it fails, we pay the price.

Most places (probably all retailers) still accept cash in this country.

45 posted on 12/16/2023 8:00:38 PM PST by nwrep
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To: george76

About the only ones using HSBC are the drug cartel laundering money ... did she need to lauder some money?


46 posted on 12/16/2023 8:07:27 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Larry Lucido; Allegra

Yes the phones had camera obscura models back then. 😏


47 posted on 12/16/2023 8:10:50 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: ansel12
Just two hours ago an old girlfriend was telling me in a phone conversation that her credit card was hacked but she just wanted to tell me about it, she didn’t want to discuss how to avoid it.

This is how women are. My wife is the same way. She tells me about a problem she has, I offer up a solution and she gets mad. She didn't want a solution to her problem, she just wanted to vent about it.

48 posted on 12/16/2023 8:56:56 PM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: Codeflier

I wonder if someone could have gotten some info off her old phone?


49 posted on 12/16/2023 9:36:42 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: AlaskaErik
This is how women are. My wife is the same way. She tells me about a problem she has, I offer up a solution and she gets mad. She didn't want a solution to her problem, she just wanted to vent about it.

This explains it.

50 posted on 12/16/2023 9:45:39 PM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: ansel12

GEE; I didn’t think the New York Post was even invented on Dec. 14 202 AD, that’s really a long time ago.


51 posted on 12/17/2023 12:39:59 AM PST by 5th MEB (1)
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To: george76

Have had a bank account since I was 16.

NOW 84.

NEVER, EVER had a bank call ME.

Would go to the bank if there ever was a problem-—WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OVER THE PHONE.


52 posted on 12/17/2023 2:47:40 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Codeflier

Have paid bills by check since I was 17 or so.

Now 84.

NEVER had a problem.


53 posted on 12/17/2023 2:48:47 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

DID accounting & bookkeeping for over 66 years.

NEVErR encountered anything counterfeit.


54 posted on 12/17/2023 2:49:55 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: nwrep

But only a small percentage of transactions are cash. Almost all retail sales go through the electronic banking system.


55 posted on 12/17/2023 3:01:29 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Yes, there was the possibility of fraud. Of course. But the level of fraud was nothing like electronic banking has created.


56 posted on 12/17/2023 3:02:56 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Leaning Right

“I guess our government just doesn’t care.”

Ya think? They’ve only been trying to kill us for 3-4 years.


57 posted on 12/17/2023 3:28:28 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
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To: Captain Peter Blood

“Always call your bank with the numbers you have.”

We’ve had to do that with Amazon a few times when we’ve had suspicious calls. Hang up on the caller, and call the official number.


58 posted on 12/17/2023 3:31:52 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
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To: ridesthemiles

So?

That something never happened to you doesn’t mean it never happened at all: https://www.itestcash.com/blogs/news/biggest-money-counterfeiters-from-the-past-20-years


59 posted on 12/17/2023 5:37:54 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Seruzawa

“I’d love to see phone/text scammers executed.”
with a BIG exception to the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments.


60 posted on 12/17/2023 5:39:26 AM PST by A strike (Words can have gender, humans cannot.)
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