YPD warns of debit card activity scam
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)-The Yuma Police Department (YPD) wants to remind you not to share personal information or account numbers.
A new scam is going around. This time, a text message asks you to verify a Chase debit card activity and asks you to reply "Y" or "N" to verify transactions.
However, police say if you reply "N" someone calls you. One person who received this text message received a call, became suspicious when the scammer asked him for specific account information.
YPD advises you to pay attention to the text messages you receive from your bank. Check for spelling and format, never give out your personal information or account numbers, when in doubt look up the official number from your bank statement and call them.
Don't reply to an email, phone call, or text message that does the following:
• Requires you to give your personal or account information either directly in the email or on a website the email sends you to. Some attackers, for example, use pop-up windows on Web pages to ask for your confidential information
• Threatens to close or suspend your account if you don't take immediate action
• Invites you to answer a survey that asks you to enter personal or account information
• Tells you your account has been compromised, then asks you to give or confirm your personal or account information
• Tells you there are unauthorized charges on your account, then asks you to give your personal or account information
• Asks you to confirm, verify or update your account, credit card or billing information
