HARRISBURG – PA Attorney General Michelle Henry is alerting Pennsylvanians about a phishing scam involving contact with targets about claims of fraudulent activity on the target’s banking account in order to access personal data and information. Oftentimes, the scammers will provide a telephone number for the target to call or instruct the target to reply to an email or text message. The scammers then request login credentials to financial accounts, account numbers, and other personal identifiable information, such as your social security number and date of birth. Henry says financial institutions will never call you asking for your account information or log in credentials through a telephone call, text message or email. If you receive such a call, email or text, do not respond. Instead, you should contact the number on the back of your debit or credit card or contact your financial institution’s local branch office and verify if they made the contact. If you are a victim of a phishing scam, please inform the state Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection by clicking the picture below or by calling their office at 1-800-441-2555.
MICHELLE HENRY