CommBank customers have been urged to ignore scam texts trying to dupe them into revealing their personal information. 7NEWS
The texts work by telling the customer that they have a new incomplete transaction and prompts them to call a fake CommBank phone line set up by cyber criminals to steal their details.
“These are not legitimate CommBank communications. Do not call or reply to the sender,” it said on Thursday. CommBank customers have been urged to ignore scam texts claiming they have an incomplete transaction.“If you believe you have fallen victim to this scam, message us in the CommBank app immediately,” it said.
Scamwatch received 14,603 reports of bank impersonation scams last year, with Australians losing more than $20 million to the sophisticated trick.
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