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I just saw advisory on Blackhawk Bank's website. The Belvidere Daily Republican received this automated call twice yesterday.
Fraud Prevention and Safety Tips
April 1, 2014: Phishing Alert!
If you receive a phone call from an automated system claiming to be from Blackhawk Bank saying that your debit card has been blocked or deactivated, hang up immediately. This phishing scam targets random ...people by purchasing a list of phone numbers in our area and then claiming to be from a local bank (today it’s us, tomorrow it could be a different bank). They then call these random numbers hoping that some of them are Blackhawk Bank clients, and that they will follow the instructions. Doing so will give the fraudsters information that they need to actually compromise clients’ cards.
As a reminder, we do not have an automated system that contacts clients.
If you have given any information (card number or PIN) because you were prompted to do so by an automated caller, please contact Client Services at 608.364.8924 or Toll-free 866.771.8924 immediately.
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