Fraudsters send scam messages from Osuuspanki’s number. The link in the message should not be opened under any circumstances.
OP’s customers have been troubled by online scammers lately. Antti Nikkanen
Online fraudsters have taken advantage of Osuuspanki’s number and are sending fraudulent messages from their number. The scam message is very believable, as it is written in the same spelling as the OP’s real text messages.
The message that came to Iltalehti’s attention tells about unusual activity and asks to check the payment via the link attached to the message. The link in question should not be opened under any circumstances, as it is a scam.
The message goes to the same message thread as other messages sent by the bank.
This is what a scam message looks like. Evening newspaper
Most likely, the scammer tries to get the user’s bank credentials and other personal information. This is called phishing.
– Unfortunately, fishing messages may appear in the same message thread as OP’s genuine text messages, Osuuspanki’s communication is told by email to Iltalehti.
The bank does not ask to confirm payments with a message
Osuuspankki says that the bank never sends messages with a link to the online bank’s login page. In order to receive or cancel a payment, the bank does not require logging in or confirming it with a code either.
– If you doubt the authenticity of the message, you should always contact your bank before clicking on the link, OP says.
Scam messages spreading in the OP’s name say, among other things, the following:
- Please call the number in the message
- Let’s talk about an unusual login
- Please check the payment
- We refer to an unusual activity and ask to check the payment via a link
- A scam link is attached to the message, which resembles the OP’s website address, but is spelled differently
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